RE: ASUS laptops/notepbooks
Just a generic one (Asrock I think) I picked up at a local computer shop. I have several – haven’t really noticed much difference between them performance wise. Cheers Ken From: Richard Stovall [mailto:rich...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, 5 February 2012 3:50 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks 128 GB SD. I didn't even know that those exist... A little checking shows that they're actually not crazy expensive, if you actually have a use case that demands one. http://www.amazon.com/Lexar-Media-Flash-Memory-LSD128CRBNA133/dp/B004SAMZW4 If you don't mind me asking, what USB3 enclosure are you using for the 512 GB SSD? On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Ken Schaefer k...@adopenstatic.commailto:k...@adopenstatic.com wrote: For running VMs I went the opposite route – Sony Z (previously a Z1, now a Z2). 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD (internal), 1920x1080 screen, Core i7, 13”, weighs about 1.2kg. Unbelievable piece of kit. I added an extra 512GB SSD (connected via USB3), so I have plenty of storage for VMs now. 128GB SD card holds installation ISOs Cheers Ken From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.commailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Friday, 3 February 2012 11:47 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks This doesn't apply to your situation, but I just bought a monster ASUS laptop to take with me on the road. I am on the road the next 2 months and possibly until July. I needed something so I could continue my writing while traveling. Core i7 quad-core w/HT, 17.3 screen, 16GB RAM and 2 500GB HDs – will run 5 VMs very well. It may run more but I only have 5 right now. This is my last day at current customer before I hit the road for 2 months and maybe 6 months. The guys here are really liking the laptop. I am sure my chiropractor will too as the monster weighs 10 lbs! Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: Tom Miller tmil...@hnncsb.orgmailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 08:50:44 -0500 To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: ASUS laptops/notepbooks Anyone using these in the enterprise? We currently use Dell or Lenovo laptops. Some of the ASUS models look very light, which would be good for our nomadic staff. Just wondering on long term durability, ability to image. Comments appreciated. Tom ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Volume Shadow Copy
Hi :-) We have a windows 2003 server, that is fully upto date with service packs and patches Every night the server runs an scheduled NTbackup This has recently started to fail giving errors about unable to create volume shadow copy The machine runs 4 Virtual machines running the Free Vmserver we successfully backed up the machine with ntbackup and have restored the running machines to another server, I did have some success creating a batch file before the backup With the following line vssadmin delete shadows /ALL this worked for a few weeks and is now failing again The machine has gone through a full disk check without problems (as I thought this may be the issue) Any help would be welcome Nigel Parker Systems Engineer Ultraframe (UK) Ltd Tel: 01200 452329 Fax: 01200 452201 Web: www.ultraframe.com Email: mailto:nigel.par...@ultraframe.co.uk Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. The statements and opinions expressed in this email are my own and may not represent those of Ultraframe (UK) Ltd. This email is subject to copyright and the information contained in it is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is sent out only for intended recipient(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not an intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or other use or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and unlawful. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Volume Shadow Copy
Often, there's not enough disk space to create another snap. I find that if you go into the Shadow Copy configuration and force the release of existing snapshots, that fixes problems. Your bat file should do that. Sometimes, for many reasons, VSS gets confused or corrupted (pick your favorite vague term), and the only thing that helps is to stop the VSS server and restart it. So, you could add a line to your bat file to stop and start the service. -Original Message- From: Nigel Parker [mailto:nigel.par...@ultraframe.co.uk] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 3:01 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Volume Shadow Copy Hi :-) We have a windows 2003 server, that is fully upto date with service packs and patches Every night the server runs an scheduled NTbackup This has recently started to fail giving errors about unable to create volume shadow copy The machine runs 4 Virtual machines running the Free Vmserver we successfully backed up the machine with ntbackup and have restored the running machines to another server, I did have some success creating a batch file before the backup With the following line vssadmin delete shadows /ALL this worked for a few weeks and is now failing again The machine has gone through a full disk check without problems (as I thought this may be the issue) Any help would be welcome Nigel Parker Systems Engineer Ultraframe (UK) Ltd Tel: 01200 452329 Fax: 01200 452201 Web: www.ultraframe.com Email: mailto:nigel.par...@ultraframe.co.uk Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. The statements and opinions expressed in this email are my own and may not represent those of Ultraframe (UK) Ltd. This email is subject to copyright and the information contained in it is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is sent out only for intended recipient(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not an intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or other use or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and unlawful. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks
Seems I brought this up elsewhere. Next round of computers I buy will all have SSDs. The 128 GB is at a good price point for us. On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 2:50 AM, Richard Stovall rich...@gmail.com wrote: 128 GB SD. I didn't even know that those exist... A little checking shows that they're actually not crazy expensive, if you actually have a use case that demands one. http://www.amazon.com/Lexar-Media-Flash-Memory-LSD128CRBNA133/dp/B004SAMZW4 If you don't mind me asking, what USB3 enclosure are you using for the 512 GB SSD? On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Ken Schaefer k...@adopenstatic.comwrote: For running VMs I went the opposite route – Sony Z (previously a Z1, now a Z2). 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD (internal), 1920x1080 screen, Core i7, 13”, weighs about 1.2kg. Unbelievable piece of kit. I added an extra 512GB SSD (connected via USB3), so I have plenty of storage for VMs now. 128GB SD card holds installation ISOs Cheers Ken ** ** *From:* Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] *Sent:* Friday, 3 February 2012 11:47 PM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks ** ** This doesn't apply to your situation, but I just bought a monster ASUS laptop to take with me on the road. I am on the road the next 2 months and possibly until July. I needed something so I could continue my writing while traveling. Core i7 quad-core w/HT, 17.3 screen, 16GB RAM and 2 500GB HDs – will run 5 VMs very well. It may run more but I only have 5 right now. ** ** This is my last day at current customer before I hit the road for 2 months and maybe 6 months. The guys here are really liking the laptop. I am sure my chiropractor will too as the monster weighs 10 lbs! ** ** ** ** Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com http://www.carlwebster.com/ ** ** *From: *Tom Miller tmil...@hnncsb.org *Reply-To: *NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com *Date: *Fri, 3 Feb 2012 08:50:44 -0500 *To: *NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com *Subject: *ASUS laptops/notepbooks ** ** Anyone using these in the enterprise? We currently use Dell or Lenovo laptops. Some of the ASUS models look very light, which would be good for our nomadic staff. Just wondering on long term durability, ability to image. Comments appreciated. Tom ** ** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: OT - ugh!
No, you don't need a degree to start a billion dollar company, but you do need brains and a lot of hard work. Of course if it's something you love, it's not work at all it's a passion, and folks that are passionate about what they do are what you're looking for. We're better than our less passionate IT workers simply because we ENJOY the work, learning new ways to do things, learning how the mechanics of something works, and seeking out others who have the same passion. I feel I'm better at Windows administration than my fellow SE's simply because my passion for it is far higher. Sneaking Out to Write Code: You already know how Microsoft was founded. Bill Gates and Paul Allen dropped out of college to form the company in 1975. It's that simple: Drop out of college, start a company, and become a billionaire, right? Wrong. Further study reveals that Gates and Allen had thousands of hours of programming practice prior to founding Microsoft. First, the two co-founders met at Lakeside, an elite private school in the Seattle area. The school raised three thousand dollars to purchase a computer terminal for the school's computer club in 1968. A computer terminal at a university was rare in 1968. Gates had access to a terminal in eighth grade. Gates and Allen quickly became addicted to programming. The Gates family lived near the University of Washington. As a teenager, Gates fed his programming addiction by sneaking out of his parents' home after bedtime to use the University's computer. Gates Allen acquired their10,000 hours through this and other clever teenage schemes. When the time came to launch Microsoft in 1975, the two were ready. http://www.wisdomgroup.com/report/1_hours_of_practice/ And another recommended read: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/12/a_fast_track_to_1_hours_of.html Dave. -Original Message- From: Ben M. Schorr [mailto:b...@rolandschorr.com] Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 6:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! Apparently you wouldn't HAVE to get a degree to work at Microsoft or Facebook. Well...at least not to be CEO of either... Ben M. Schorr Roland Schorr Tower www.rolandschorr.com | www.officeforlawyers.com | Twitter: @bschorr -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:30 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! This position requires a degree. Sorry. Click. Wow. I can see the college degree being a tiebreaker, but I can only guess the person making that statement doesn't fully understand the tech industry? Or, maybe not having gone to college myself I don't understand that thinking. It could have also been their way of backing out, instead of saying we changed our minds on our needs or we hired from inside. I've heard of that kind of thing before - where what the person not getting hired wasn't told what was really happening. Dave -Original Message- From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 5:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! Last year I was in the final interview for a Citrix Architect position for a very large company in Nashville. IIRC, it was like interview #6 or 7 in the process. I had been talking with the executive for over 45 minutes when all of a sudden he says Oh, I'm sorry I didn't realize you had no college degree. This position requires a degree. Sorry. Click. I then took MBS' advice and went solo. I say screw FTE! :) Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com -Original Message- From: MMF [mailto:mmfree...@ameritech.net] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:43 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! Assuming they're being honest, it tells me that they are not very strong in background checking. How could they have missed the fact that you've been with one company for more than 10 years. I've NEVER ever heard of a company offering a job and then withdrawing the offer, period, much less before total background check. I believe that I can fully understand the idea of wanting IT staff that has a varied background which would include more than one job over a decade. I think you are fortunate that you didn't take the job because it sounds to me that the organization isn't of the highest quality, if you catch my drift. Sometimes things happen for the best in spite of your best efforts. They didn't vet you, but how well did you vet them! It's also obvious that they don't recognize talent when they see it! Murray -Original Message- From: James Hill Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:09 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! I feel for you. But try and look at this way. If they can't see the value you can offer now then it would only be a continual uphill fight if you were employed by them. You are better
RE: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!
I believe that part of this stems from the way people perceive IS. We're seen as problem solvers and as helpful people who get things done. We tend to know who to talk to and where to find things. Not a bad thing, but it can be inconvenient when you have a system down and people want to know why the water fountain isn't working. :-) -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 3:48 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 3:37 PM, Rankin, James R kz2...@googlemail.com wrote: I seem to find people who think I know everything about anything electrical, from mobile phones and games consoles to TVs and, um, recreational massagers :-0 I had someone ask me today if we (IT dept) could provide them with a table. And I don't mean a database, I mean the wooden variety. It's bad enough that people hit me up for spare computer parts for their home PC, now we're a furniture store? WTF? -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!
All the time? -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 4:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! I wear a kilt, so I'm pretty much exempt from your amendments - especially the first one... Heh. On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 12:57, Sam Cayze sca...@gmail.com wrote: Or at my company: If it passes electrons, requires a ladder, or involves getting dirty, it's yours. I used to be in carpentry so I'm OK with it though. I like the surprise tasks :) -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 1:52 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! Simpler: If it passes electrons, it's yours. As opposed to IT Generalist: If it passes electrons or whines when frustrated, it's yours. Kurt On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:49, Don Kuhlman drkuhl...@yahoo.com wrote: Long but here's a snip of the description... Job Summary The primary role of the temporary Production Infrastructure Specialist is the support of production infrastructure systems across multiple operating units within the business. This includes client-facing application servers, local fileservers/storage, and management of the local data centers. In addition to daily support of systems this role will undertake two long-term projects: 1. Coordinate migration of production servers from local Active-Directory to company Corporate Active Directory 2. Organize data archives and research/implement a modern, replacement archiving system. Job Responsibilities • Address daily support tickets regarding end-user permissions and file archiving and restores from nearline archive and disaster-recovery backup systems • Re-architect the file archive systems to make them more efficient, functional, easier to manage, and organized, replacing the current system if necessary • Coordinate the migration from a local Active Directory into the company global Active directory for all employee-facing systems • Assist senior Infrastructure Administrator with client facing and production infrastructure systems and services, ensuring both operating at an optimal level, with high availability and recoverability. • Works independently toward goals and objectives seeks additional review on unusual assignments. • Solves complex problems and conducts analysis of the costs and benefits of modifying procedures increase effectiveness of a department. • Develops cross-work group partnerships and initiates new and productive internal and external alliances. • Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of other related business disciplines/processes. Qualifications / Requirements ServerSupport: · Due to extensive use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux on production servers, a strong background in Linux server administration is required. · General Server Support: Level 1 2 Windows, Unix/Linux, Mac OS X Server Support (Rack Servers, IBM, Dell, Apple, Cisco, Configure Shares Security) · Level 1 2 VMWare Support (vSphere 5 Enterprise, vCenter Server 5) experience preferred SAN Support: · Strong familiarity with enterprise data archiving systems and disaster recovery backup systems. uses Flashnet for data archive and Commvault for Disaster Recovery backups · Level 1 2 SAN Storage Support (EMC CX300, EMC AX100, IBM N3400 · Level 1 2 Fibre Channel Switch Support (Cisco MDS 9134, McData ) Directory Service Support: · Level 1 2 Active Directory Support · Create Accounts and Set Permissions Personal Performance Factors · Integrity/Ethics - deals with others in a straightforward and honest manner, is accountable for actions, maintains confidentiality, supports company values, and conveys good news and bad. · Perseverance - targets and achieves results, sets challenging goals, prioritizes tasks, overcomes obstacles, accepts accountability, sets team standards and responsibilities, provides leadership/motivation. · Adaptability/Flexibility - Adapts to change, is open to new ideas, takes on new responsibilities, handles pressure, and adjusts plans to meet changing needs. · Teamwork - Meets all team deadlines and responsibilities, listens to others and values opinions, helps team leader to meet goals, welcomes newcomers and promotes a team atmosphere. · Initiative - Tackles problems and takes independent action, seeks out new responsibilities, acts on opportunities, generates new ideas, practices self-development. From: David Lum david@nwea.org To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 11:51 AM Subject: RE: OT - ugh! Define infrastructure specialist.. From: Don Kuhlman [mailto:drkuhl...@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 8:47 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! Very
RE: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!
True. I prolly said this here before but... The weirdest thing someone asked me to help with was freeing their dangling snack from the vending machine. I ended up doing this more times than I'd like to admit. Don Guyer Directory and Messaging Services Catholic Health East, ITSS -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 9:36 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! I believe that part of this stems from the way people perceive IS. We're seen as problem solvers and as helpful people who get things done. We tend to know who to talk to and where to find things. Not a bad thing, but it can be inconvenient when you have a system down and people want to know why the water fountain isn't working. :-) -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 3:48 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 3:37 PM, Rankin, James R kz2...@googlemail.com wrote: I seem to find people who think I know everything about anything electrical, from mobile phones and games consoles to TVs and, um, recreational massagers :-0 I had someone ask me today if we (IT dept) could provide them with a table. And I don't mean a database, I mean the wooden variety. It's bad enough that people hit me up for spare computer parts for their home PC, now we're a furniture store? WTF? -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any attachments is the property of Catholic Health East and is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain information that is privileged and confidential. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this message, and reply to the sender regarding the error in a separate email. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: One account keeps locking out
Thanks for this crumb, Don. I’m going to check the BlackBerry for a WiFi/Proxy
Server connection…(that she wouldn’t have updated – ever).
Sean Rector, MCSE
From: Don Kuhlman [mailto:drkuhl...@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 11:50 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: One account keeps locking out
Yes - look for any mobile devices and try to track down where the lockout is
coming from and trace it back to the source. I had one last year like this -
user was locking out randomly all the time. It turned out that they had an
iPad in their car and when it was close enough to connect to the wireless
network it connected and was using old credentials on one of the domain
accounts, locking it out.
From: Paul Hutchings paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk
To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com
Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 9:29 AM
Subject: RE: One account keeps locking out
Mobile device(s), cached credentials (check Windows Credential Manager), logged
onto another workstation using previous password?
From: Sean Rector [mailto:sean.rec...@vaopera.org]
Sent: 03 February 2012 15:16
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: One account keeps locking out
I’ve got one user whose account keeps locking out from the moment she logs on
to the end of the day. I can’t find what on her machine is causing this – I’m
thinking along the lines of an out of date password in Dropbox’s Proxy
settings. What app should I run to get a good bit of info on what could be
causing this?
Windows 7 Professional
Server 2008 AD
Exchange 2003
Outlook 2010
LMK if you need further details.
Sean Rector, MCSE
Information Technology Manager
Virginia Opera Association
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Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!
If you teach a man to free his own dangling snack... On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 9:44 AM, Guyer, Donald dgu...@che.org wrote: True. I prolly said this here before but... The weirdest thing someone asked me to help with was freeing their dangling snack from the vending machine. I ended up doing this more times than I'd like to admit. Don Guyer Directory and Messaging Services Catholic Health East, ITSS -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 9:36 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! I believe that part of this stems from the way people perceive IS. We're seen as problem solvers and as helpful people who get things done. We tend to know who to talk to and where to find things. Not a bad thing, but it can be inconvenient when you have a system down and people want to know why the water fountain isn't working. :-) -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 3:48 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 3:37 PM, Rankin, James R kz2...@googlemail.com wrote: I seem to find people who think I know everything about anything electrical, from mobile phones and games consoles to TVs and, um, recreational massagers :-0 I had someone ask me today if we (IT dept) could provide them with a table. And I don't mean a database, I mean the wooden variety. It's bad enough that people hit me up for spare computer parts for their home PC, now we're a furniture store? WTF? -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any attachments is the property of Catholic Health East and is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain information that is privileged and confidential. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this message, and reply to the sender regarding the error in a separate email. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: OT - ugh!
Sometimes you just have to say that even if the system sucks, it is what it is--you have to play the game. You could say the same for certs (someone without certs could be better at a job than someone with them), experience (someone with five years of experience could be better than someone with 15), or any other criteria. If you're in a position to do it, go for the degree if you feel like it will open doors for you. Many schools offer online programs aimed at people who work. Maybe I'm too much like the scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz, but just having that piece of paper makes me feel good. John Hornbuckle, MSMIS, PMP MIS Department Taylor County School District www.taylor.k12.fl.us -Original Message- From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org] Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 8:18 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! Convince Corporate American HR that's the best way to handle it. Because I have no college degree I can't even get an interview for jobs I'm more than technically qualified to handle. John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership for Strong Families ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: OT - ugh!
I remember reading something awhile back stating that the reason that some non-college educated people were able to start successful businesses was the fact that they were not educated enough to realize the risks involved. An interesting thought, isn't it? -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! No, you don't need a degree to start a billion dollar company, but you do need brains and a lot of hard work. Of course if it's something you love, it's not work at all it's a passion, and folks that are passionate about what they do are what you're looking for. We're better than our less passionate IT workers simply because we ENJOY the work, learning new ways to do things, learning how the mechanics of something works, and seeking out others who have the same passion. I feel I'm better at Windows administration than my fellow SE's simply because my passion for it is far higher. Sneaking Out to Write Code: You already know how Microsoft was founded. Bill Gates and Paul Allen dropped out of college to form the company in 1975. It's that simple: Drop out of college, start a company, and become a billionaire, right? Wrong. Further study reveals that Gates and Allen had thousands of hours of programming practice prior to founding Microsoft. First, the two co-founders met at Lakeside, an elite private school in the Seattle area. The school raised three thousand dollars to purchase a computer terminal for the school's computer club in 1968. A computer terminal at a university was rare in 1968. Gates had access to a terminal in eighth grade. Gates and Allen quickly became addicted to programming. The Gates family lived near the University of Washington. As a teenager, Gates fed his programming addiction by sneaking out of his parents' home after bedtime to use the University's computer. Gates Allen acquired their10,000 hours through this and other clever teenage schemes. When the time came to launch Microsoft in 1975, the two were ready. http://www.wisdomgroup.com/report/1_hours_of_practice/ And another recommended read: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/12/a_fast_track_to_1_hours_of.html Dave. -Original Message- From: Ben M. Schorr [mailto:b...@rolandschorr.com] Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 6:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! Apparently you wouldn't HAVE to get a degree to work at Microsoft or Facebook. Well...at least not to be CEO of either... Ben M. Schorr Roland Schorr Tower www.rolandschorr.com | www.officeforlawyers.com | Twitter: @bschorr -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:30 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! This position requires a degree. Sorry. Click. Wow. I can see the college degree being a tiebreaker, but I can only guess the person making that statement doesn't fully understand the tech industry? Or, maybe not having gone to college myself I don't understand that thinking. It could have also been their way of backing out, instead of saying we changed our minds on our needs or we hired from inside. I've heard of that kind of thing before - where what the person not getting hired wasn't told what was really happening. Dave -Original Message- From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 5:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! Last year I was in the final interview for a Citrix Architect position for a very large company in Nashville. IIRC, it was like interview #6 or 7 in the process. I had been talking with the executive for over 45 minutes when all of a sudden he says Oh, I'm sorry I didn't realize you had no college degree. This position requires a degree. Sorry. Click. I then took MBS' advice and went solo. I say screw FTE! :) Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com -Original Message- From: MMF [mailto:mmfree...@ameritech.net] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:43 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! Assuming they're being honest, it tells me that they are not very strong in background checking. How could they have missed the fact that you've been with one company for more than 10 years. I've NEVER ever heard of a company offering a job and then withdrawing the offer, period, much less before total background check. I believe that I can fully understand the idea of wanting IT staff that has a varied background which would include more than one job over a decade. I think you are fortunate that you didn't take the job because it sounds to me that the organization isn't of the highest quality, if you catch my drift. Sometimes things happen for the best in spite of your best efforts. They didn't vet you, but how well did you vet them!
Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks
My colleague has one. Apparently the ICS upgrade left a couple of glitches, but on the whole, the tablet is extremely fast. and good looking. On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 9:20 AM, Erik Goldoff egold...@gmail.com wrote: OT but related, anyone get their hands on an ASUS Prime tablet yet ? Looking for a real world review from someone that has actually used one. Thanks On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:09 AM, Guyer, Donald dgu...@che.org wrote: I’ve never heard anything but good about their laptops/netbooks/tablets and might even pick up one of their tablets myself. ** ** Don Guyer Directory and Messaging Services Catholic Health East, ITSS ** ** *From:* John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] *Sent:* Friday, February 03, 2012 9:55 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* RE: ASUS laptops/notepbooks ** ** I don’t have any experience with the current models, but I have an Asus laptop that’s several years old and has held up like a champ. I keep it because it has a ginormous screen. So in terms of durability, I have no complaints. I also have a Lenovo netbook that I love. It’s small, light, has good battery life, and performs well. Lenovo tends to be pretty innovative, despite having some boring-looking models. So, I wouldn’t rule them out without exploring their product line fully. When I travel, I often take both. I leave the Asus in my hotel room, and carry the Lenovo into meetings. This gives me the best of both worlds. But this fall, I hope to finally trade both for a new unit that has a big screen but is also light and has all-day battery life. I’m thinking Ivy Bridge + Windows 8 will make for some great options. ** ** ** ** ** ** John Hornbuckle, MSMIS, PMP MIS Department Taylor County School District www.taylor.k12.fl.us ** ** ** ** ** ** *From:* Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org] *Sent:* Friday, February 03, 2012 8:51 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* ASUS laptops/notepbooks ** ** Anyone using these in the enterprise? We currently use Dell or Lenovo laptops. Some of the ASUS models look very light, which would be good for our nomadic staff. Just wondering on long term durability, ability to image. Comments appreciated. Tom ** ** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any attachments is the property of Catholic Health East and is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain information that is privileged and confidential. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this message, and reply to the sender regarding the error in a separate email. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: OT - ugh!
I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! I remember reading something awhile back stating that the reason that some non-college educated people were able to start successful businesses was the fact that they were not educated enough to realize the risks involved. An interesting thought, isn't it? -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! No, you don't need a degree to start a billion dollar company, but you do need brains and a lot of hard work. Of course if it's something you love, it's not work at all it's a passion, and folks that are passionate about what they do are what you're looking for. We're better than our less passionate IT workers simply because we ENJOY the work, learning new ways to do things, learning how the mechanics of something works, and seeking out others who have the same passion. I feel I'm better at Windows administration than my fellow SE's simply because my passion for it is far higher. Sneaking Out to Write Code: You already know how Microsoft was founded. Bill Gates and Paul Allen dropped out of college to form the company in 1975. It's that simple: Drop out of college, start a company, and become a billionaire, right? Wrong. Further study reveals that Gates and Allen had thousands of hours of programming practice prior to founding Microsoft. First, the two co-founders met at Lakeside, an elite private school in the Seattle area. The school raised three thousand dollars to purchase a computer terminal for the school's computer club in 1968. A computer terminal at a university was rare in 1968. Gates had access to a terminal in eighth grade. Gates and Allen quickly became addicted to programming. The Gates family lived near the University of Washington. As a teenager, Gates fed his programming addiction by sneaking out of his parents' home after bedtime to use the University's computer. Gates Allen acquired their10,000 hours through this and other clever teenage schemes. When the time came to launch Microsoft in 1975, the two were ready. http://www.wisdomgroup.com/report/1_hours_of_practice/ And another recommended read: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/12/a_fast_track_to_1_hours_of.html Dave. -Original Message- From: Ben M. Schorr [mailto:b...@rolandschorr.com] Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 6:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! Apparently you wouldn't HAVE to get a degree to work at Microsoft or Facebook. Well...at least not to be CEO of either... Ben M. Schorr Roland Schorr Tower www.rolandschorr.com | www.officeforlawyers.com | Twitter: @bschorr -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:30 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! This position requires a degree. Sorry. Click. Wow. I can see the college degree being a tiebreaker, but I can only guess the person making that statement doesn't fully understand the tech industry? Or, maybe not having gone to college myself I don't understand that thinking. It could have also been their way of backing out, instead of saying we changed our minds on our needs or we hired from inside. I've heard of that kind of thing before - where what the person not getting hired wasn't told what was really happening. Dave -Original Message- From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 5:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! Last year I was in the final interview for a Citrix Architect position for a very large company in Nashville. IIRC, it was like interview #6 or 7 in the process. I had been talking with the executive for over 45 minutes when all of a sudden he says Oh, I'm sorry I didn't realize you had no college degree. This position requires a degree. Sorry. Click. I then took MBS' advice and went solo. I say screw FTE! :) Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com -Original Message- From: MMF [mailto:mmfree...@ameritech.net] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:43 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! Assuming they're being honest, it tells me that they are not very strong in background checking. How could they have missed the fact that you've been with one company for more than 10 years. I've NEVER ever heard of a company
Re: Anyone Use Double-Take RecoverNow?
Wow, nobody. I thought for sure with as many folks we have posting here there must be a few running that software. On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 4:25 PM, James Kerr cluster...@gmail.com wrote: If so, how do you like it? Does it work as advertised? Any gotchas I should know about? Thanks, James ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Anyone Use Double-Take RecoverNow?
I used Double-Take until the releases of SQL Mirroring, Exchange CCR (and then DAG), and DPM. Since then, I've used the MSFT solutions (and refer customers to those solutions because I like having one place to point fingers). Now, when I used Double-Take, I was very pleased with it. But that experience is several years old. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: James Kerr [mailto:cluster...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:50 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Anyone Use Double-Take RecoverNow? Wow, nobody. I thought for sure with as many folks we have posting here there must be a few running that software. On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 4:25 PM, James Kerr cluster...@gmail.commailto:cluster...@gmail.com wrote: If so, how do you like it? Does it work as advertised? Any gotchas I should know about? Thanks, James ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: OT - ugh!
I think I remember reading something about that game. Isn't that where, when their team loses, half the fans riot? Subject: Re: OT - ugh! To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com From: kz2...@googlemail.com Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 22:38:36 + I was told once being a Sunderland fan helped me get a job. Not that you US guys will even know about football. Real football, that is. Played with feet :-) Sent from my SR-71 BlackbirdFrom: Guyer, Donald dgu...@che.org Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:13:52 -0500To: NT System Admin Issuesntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.comReplyTo: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.comSubject: RE: OT - ugh! There are soo many factors that come into play during the hiring process. Tech skills, personality, appearance, education, communication skills….the list goes on. Sometimes something that both parties share in common that pops up in the casual part of the interview sways it. Hobbies, music, sports…. Hell, I landed a gig awhile back, where my boss told me he hired me in large part due to the fact that I had a modified Jeep (he owned one too). I was told by my new employer that what stood out for me was the way I answered the scenario questions regarding prioritizing and IT’s role in supporting the business (availability, bottom line, etc). They asked me very few technical questions, based on the fact that I’ve been in IT since the late 80s. Some I couldn’t answer, but I was honest and they told me that was another thing they liked about me. Sometimes I equate the whole process to blindly throwing a dart… Don GuyerDirectory and Messaging Services Catholic Health East, ITSS From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 10:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! Exactly. Hiring rules are very dependent upon who is doing the hiring, the formal HR processes in the organization, what industry is involved, the geography in question, and the perceived level/degree of competition/demand for the position. There are very few hard and fast rules.ASBhttp://XeeMe.com/AndrewBakerHarnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:49 AM, John Hornbuckle john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us wrote:Well, I’m all confused. I keep hearing that employers are looking for loyalty, and that job-hoppers make hiring managers nervous. Darned if you do, darned if you don’t. John Hornbuckle, MSMIS, PMPMIS DepartmentTaylor County School Districtwww.taylor.k12.fl.us From: Robert Cato [mailto:cato.rob...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:54 PM To: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: Re: OT - ugh! I do not agree with the mentality, but I have heard the argument: If they were any good, they would be changing jobs every 2-5 years to expand their skills. Depending on the environment, most companies change (refresh technology) every 2-5 years so that would force some expansion of skills. Another scenario is that you started in one role and changed your role, probably more than once in that 15 years. Sorry for the bad news, hopefully you will find something. RobertOn Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 6:19 PM, Jacob Kisner jbdkis...@gmail.com wrote:Nothing sucks more than being interviewed for a position at a different company last Tuesday, then being called Thursday to say we are going to offer you a position and finally being told today that we changed our mind... We did not realize you were with the same company for 15 years... WTF?~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadminConfidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any attachments is the property of Catholic Health East and is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain information that is privileged and confidential. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this message, and reply to the sender regarding the error in a separate email. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to
RE: OT - ugh!
I think I remember reading something about that game. Isn't that where, when their team loses, half the fans riot? Subject: Re: OT - ugh! To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com From: kz2...@googlemail.com Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 22:38:36 + I was told once being a Sunderland fan helped me get a job. Not that you US guys will even know about football. Real football, that is. Played with feet :-) Sent from my SR-71 BlackbirdFrom: Guyer, Donald dgu...@che.org Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:13:52 -0500To: NT System Admin Issuesntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.comReplyTo: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.comSubject: RE: OT - ugh! There are soo many factors that come into play during the hiring process. Tech skills, personality, appearance, education, communication skills….the list goes on. Sometimes something that both parties share in common that pops up in the casual part of the interview sways it. Hobbies, music, sports…. Hell, I landed a gig awhile back, where my boss told me he hired me in large part due to the fact that I had a modified Jeep (he owned one too). I was told by my new employer that what stood out for me was the way I answered the scenario questions regarding prioritizing and IT’s role in supporting the business (availability, bottom line, etc). They asked me very few technical questions, based on the fact that I’ve been in IT since the late 80s. Some I couldn’t answer, but I was honest and they told me that was another thing they liked about me. Sometimes I equate the whole process to blindly throwing a dart… Don GuyerDirectory and Messaging Services Catholic Health East, ITSS From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 10:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! Exactly. Hiring rules are very dependent upon who is doing the hiring, the formal HR processes in the organization, what industry is involved, the geography in question, and the perceived level/degree of competition/demand for the position. There are very few hard and fast rules.ASBhttp://XeeMe.com/AndrewBakerHarnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:49 AM, John Hornbuckle john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us wrote:Well, I’m all confused. I keep hearing that employers are looking for loyalty, and that job-hoppers make hiring managers nervous. Darned if you do, darned if you don’t. John Hornbuckle, MSMIS, PMPMIS DepartmentTaylor County School Districtwww.taylor.k12.fl.us From: Robert Cato [mailto:cato.rob...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:54 PM To: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: Re: OT - ugh! I do not agree with the mentality, but I have heard the argument: If they were any good, they would be changing jobs every 2-5 years to expand their skills. Depending on the environment, most companies change (refresh technology) every 2-5 years so that would force some expansion of skills. Another scenario is that you started in one role and changed your role, probably more than once in that 15 years. Sorry for the bad news, hopefully you will find something. RobertOn Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 6:19 PM, Jacob Kisner jbdkis...@gmail.com wrote:Nothing sucks more than being interviewed for a position at a different company last Tuesday, then being called Thursday to say we are going to offer you a position and finally being told today that we changed our mind... We did not realize you were with the same company for 15 years... WTF?~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadminConfidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any attachments is the property of Catholic Health East and is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain information that is privileged and confidential. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this message, and reply to the sender regarding the error in a separate email. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to
Re: OT - ugh!
I wish. I'd have spent most of last year rioting. :-) Sent from my SR-71 Blackbird -Original Message- From: pdw1...@hotmail.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 11:17:56 To: NT System Admin Issuesntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Reply-To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.comSubject: RE: OT - ugh! I think I remember reading something about that game. Isn't that where, when their team loses, half the fans riot? Subject: Re: OT - ugh! To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com From: kz2...@googlemail.com Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 22:38:36 + I was told once being a Sunderland fan helped me get a job. Not that you US guys will even know about football. Real football, that is. Played with feet :-) Sent from my SR-71 BlackbirdFrom: Guyer, Donald dgu...@che.org Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:13:52 -0500To: NT System Admin Issuesntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.comReplyTo: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.comSubject: RE: OT - ugh! There are soo many factors that come into play during the hiring process. Tech skills, personality, appearance, education, communication skills….the list goes on. Sometimes something that both parties share in common that pops up in the casual part of the interview sways it. Hobbies, music, sports…. Hell, I landed a gig awhile back, where my boss told me he hired me in large part due to the fact that I had a modified Jeep (he owned one too). I was told by my new employer that what stood out for me was the way I answered the scenario questions regarding prioritizing and IT’s role in supporting the business (availability, bottom line, etc). They asked me very few technical questions, based on the fact that I’ve been in IT since the late 80s. Some I couldn’t answer, but I was honest and they told me that was another thing they liked about me. Sometimes I equate the whole process to blindly throwing a dart… Don GuyerDirectory and Messaging Services Catholic Health East, ITSS From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 10:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! Exactly. Hiring rules are very dependent upon who is doing the hiring, the formal HR processes in the organization, what industry is involved, the geography in question, and the perceived level/degree of competition/demand for the position. There are very few hard and fast rules.ASBhttp://XeeMe.com/AndrewBakerHarnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:49 AM, John Hornbuckle john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us wrote:Well, I’m all confused. I keep hearing that employers are looking for loyalty, and that job-hoppers make hiring managers nervous. Darned if you do, darned if you don’t. John Hornbuckle, MSMIS, PMPMIS DepartmentTaylor County School Districtwww.taylor.k12.fl.us From: Robert Cato [mailto:cato.rob...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:54 PM To: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: Re: OT - ugh! I do not agree with the mentality, but I have heard the argument: If they were any good, they would be changing jobs every 2-5 years to expand their skills. Depending on the environment, most companies change (refresh technology) every 2-5 years so that would force some expansion of skills. Another scenario is that you started in one role and changed your role, probably more than once in that 15 years. Sorry for the bad news, hopefully you will find something. RobertOn Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 6:19 PM, Jacob Kisner jbdkis...@gmail.com wrote:Nothing sucks more than being interviewed for a position at a different company last Tuesday, then being called Thursday to say we are going to offer you a position and finally being told today that we changed our mind... We did not realize you were with the same company for 15 years... WTF?~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadminConfidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any attachments is the property of Catholic Health East and is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain information that is privileged and confidential. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this message, and reply to the sender regarding the error in a separate email. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body:
Re: OT - ugh!
I ran as a contractor through a managed services company for about six years before taking the plunge myself. Whereas now I find myself counting the amount of extra tax I spent the last six years paying in disgust. It may have been the aforementioned man-in-Alaska mentioning how he could work for 48 hours a day once he'd struck out on his own that possibly contributed to convincing me to do the same. On 6 February 2012 15:47, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! I remember reading something awhile back stating that the reason that some non-college educated people were able to start successful businesses was the fact that they were not educated enough to realize the risks involved. An interesting thought, isn't it? -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! No, you don't need a degree to start a billion dollar company, but you do need brains and a lot of hard work. Of course if it's something you love, it's not work at all it's a passion, and folks that are passionate about what they do are what you're looking for. We're better than our less passionate IT workers simply because we ENJOY the work, learning new ways to do things, learning how the mechanics of something works, and seeking out others who have the same passion. I feel I'm better at Windows administration than my fellow SE's simply because my passion for it is far higher. Sneaking Out to Write Code: You already know how Microsoft was founded. Bill Gates and Paul Allen dropped out of college to form the company in 1975. It's that simple: Drop out of college, start a company, and become a billionaire, right? Wrong. Further study reveals that Gates and Allen had thousands of hours of programming practice prior to founding Microsoft. First, the two co-founders met at Lakeside, an elite private school in the Seattle area. The school raised three thousand dollars to purchase a computer terminal for the school's computer club in 1968. A computer terminal at a university was rare in 1968. Gates had access to a terminal in eighth grade. Gates and Allen quickly became addicted to programming. The Gates family lived near the University of Washington. As a teenager, Gates fed his programming addiction by sneaking out of his parents' home after bedtime to use the University's computer. Gates Allen acquired their10,000 hours through this and other clever teenage schemes. When the time came to launch Microsoft in 1975, the two were ready. http://www.wisdomgroup.com/report/1_hours_of_practice/ And another recommended read: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/12/a_fast_track_to_1_hours_of.html Dave. -Original Message- From: Ben M. Schorr [mailto:b...@rolandschorr.com] Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 6:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! Apparently you wouldn't HAVE to get a degree to work at Microsoft or Facebook. Well...at least not to be CEO of either... Ben M. Schorr Roland Schorr Tower www.rolandschorr.com | www.officeforlawyers.com | Twitter: @bschorr -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:30 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! This position requires a degree. Sorry. Click. Wow. I can see the college degree being a tiebreaker, but I can only guess the person making that statement doesn't fully understand the tech industry? Or, maybe not having gone to college myself I don't understand that thinking. It could have also been their way of backing out, instead of saying we changed our minds on our needs or we hired from inside. I've heard of that kind of thing before - where what the person not getting hired wasn't told what was really happening. Dave -Original Message- From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 5:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! Last year I was in the final interview for a Citrix Architect position for a very large company in Nashville. IIRC, it was like interview #6 or 7 in the process. I had been talking with the executive for over 45 minutes when all of a sudden he says Oh, I'm sorry I didn't realize you had no college degree. This position requires a degree. Sorry. Click. I then took MBS' advice
RE: CN format question
Only when it's tickled by a lookup. From: Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 2:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: CN format question Fall onto its back and giggle loudly? From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 3:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: CN format question IIRC, we had commas in our names too after our migration up from Winnt4 to Windows 2000. Because of some of the display issues (and because we only had a small number of staff on NT-based platforms at the time), we renamed everything to take out the commas and standardize. Otherwise, our cns would look about the same as yours, with my last name then first, but we also have middle initials. If I understand correctly, the cn is just reflecting the name on the object. You don't even really have to have a first/last name combo-it could be elmo, if that was the name of the object. What would the app do then? From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]mailto:[mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 11:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: CN format question Thanks Bonnie, that was my feeling also. I too feel it is an app issue, but wanted to get some opinions since I am fuzzy on this. The issue isn't the \, they are choking on my lastname then firstname. They are looking for FirstName first. I would be shocked that they cannot accommodate my way. Can't imagine my way is 'wrong'. It was just a choice someone made here before my time. From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 2:01 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: CN format question The part you've shown us looks normal to me for Microsoft AD. The \ is there to escape the comma that follows. Maybe their app can't deal with that? http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=101405seqNum=7 From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]mailto:[mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 10:09 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: CN format question Having an issue with a vendor with some LDAP lookups. I certainly saw this years ago, but never looked into it. Our CN's are backwards from how most people do it I think. Is there anything wrong with it being this way? Why is that \ there? CN=Kennedy\, Jim,OU=(Redacted list of OU/DC's) ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: GPO troubleshooting
Almost sounds like another GPO is overriding with blank settings-any chance of that? GPresults in GPMC might be of some help. If not, being a machine GP, I wonder if a reboot is required? Failing that, you might check your sysvol replication health. From: David Lum david@nwea.orgmailto:david@nwea.org Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 20:05:37 + To: NT System Admin Issuesntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com ReplyTo: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: GPO troubleshooting I have an IE trusted sites GPO that I use to place sites in the trusted sites zone, and this works fine for workstations but when I try to apply it to our Terminal Servers it just blanks out the options but doesn't apply anything. No WMI filtering, it's a pretty generic GPO. Loopback looks like it only applies to user-side and this is a machine-side GPO. Anyone? David Lum Systems Engineer // NWEATM Office 503.548.5229 // Cell (voice/text) 503.267.9764 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: OT - ugh!
Hey now, I represent that remark! :) It is almost 8:30AM here in Anchorage and it is pitch black outside. But at leas it is a nice warm 19 degrees F. When I went to the store yesterday at 3PM, it was 16 degrees and people here were wearing shorts and t-shirts!!! Even the policemen outside were in short-sleeves. Different world here. Is anyone on this list in Anchorage? Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com http://www.carlwebster.com/ On 2/6/12 6:47 AM, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! I remember reading something awhile back stating that the reason that some non-college educated people were able to start successful businesses was the fact that they were not educated enough to realize the risks involved. An interesting thought, isn't it? -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! No, you don't need a degree to start a billion dollar company, but you do need brains and a lot of hard work. Of course if it's something you love, it's not work at all it's a passion, and folks that are passionate about what they do are what you're looking for. We're better than our less passionate IT workers simply because we ENJOY the work, learning new ways to do things, learning how the mechanics of something works, and seeking out others who have the same passion. I feel I'm better at Windows administration than my fellow SE's simply because my passion for it is far higher. Sneaking Out to Write Code: You already know how Microsoft was founded. Bill Gates and Paul Allen dropped out of college to form the company in 1975. It's that simple: Drop out of college, start a company, and become a billionaire, right? Wrong. Further study reveals that Gates and Allen had thousands of hours of programming practice prior to founding Microsoft. First, the two co-founders met at Lakeside, an elite private school in the Seattle area. The school raised three thousand dollars to purchase a computer terminal for the school's computer club in 1968. A computer terminal at a university was rare in 1968. Gates had access to a terminal in eighth grade. Gates and Allen quickly became addicted to programming. The Gates family lived near the University of Washington. As a teenager, Gates fed his programming addiction by sneaking out of his parents' home after bedtime to use the University's computer. Gates Allen acquired their10,000 hours through this and other clever teenage schemes. When the time came to launch Microsoft in 1975, the two were ready. http://www.wisdomgroup.com/report/1_hours_of_practice/ And another recommended read: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/12/a_fast_track_to_1_hours_of.html Dave. -Original Message- From: Ben M. Schorr [mailto:b...@rolandschorr.com] Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 6:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! Apparently you wouldn't HAVE to get a degree to work at Microsoft or Facebook. Well...at least not to be CEO of either... Ben M. Schorr Roland Schorr Tower www.rolandschorr.com | www.officeforlawyers.com | Twitter: @bschorr -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:30 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! This position requires a degree. Sorry. Click. Wow. I can see the college degree being a tiebreaker, but I can only guess the person making that statement doesn't fully understand the tech industry? Or, maybe not having gone to college myself I don't understand that thinking. It could have also been their way of backing out, instead of saying we changed our minds on our needs or we hired from inside. I've heard of that kind of thing before - where what the person not getting hired wasn't told what was really happening. Dave -Original Message- From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 5:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! Last year I was in the final interview for a Citrix Architect position for a very large company in Nashville. IIRC, it was like interview #6 or 7 in the process. I had been talking with the executive for over 45 minutes when all of a sudden he says Oh, I'm sorry I didn't realize you had no college degree. This position requires a degree. Sorry. Click. I then took MBS' advice and
Re: OT - ugh!
I find myself busier than a one-arm paper hanger in a wind storm. Don't know why it took me so long to convince MBS that I should go solo! LOL Now that my fellow CTPs know I can spell AD, I am finding myself doing a lot of AD assessments, assisting with AD migrations and putting in 2008 R2 AD infrastructures. I would say I am now 50% AD and 50% Citrix. I no longer do Exchange and refer all that to MBS. I can't believe how much Citrix work I turn down because I just don't have the time. Right now I am tentatively booked thru the end of July and already starting to worry because no one is calling about August or September yet! :) Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.commailto:kz2...@googlemail.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:53:32 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I ran as a contractor through a managed services company for about six years before taking the plunge myself. Whereas now I find myself counting the amount of extra tax I spent the last six years paying in disgust. It may have been the aforementioned man-in-Alaska mentioning how he could work for 48 hours a day once he'd struck out on his own that possibly contributed to convincing me to do the same. On 6 February 2012 15:47, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.commailto:mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.commailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! I remember reading something awhile back stating that the reason that some non-college educated people were able to start successful businesses was the fact that they were not educated enough to realize the risks involved. An interesting thought, isn't it? -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.orgmailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! No, you don't need a degree to start a billion dollar company, but you do need brains and a lot of hard work. Of course if it's something you love, it's not work at all it's a passion, and folks that are passionate about what they do are what you're looking for. We're better than our less passionate IT workers simply because we ENJOY the work, learning new ways to do things, learning how the mechanics of something works, and seeking out others who have the same passion. I feel I'm better at Windows administration than my fellow SE's simply because my passion for it is far higher. Sneaking Out to Write Code: You already know how Microsoft was founded. Bill Gates and Paul Allen dropped out of college to form the company in 1975. It's that simple: Drop out of college, start a company, and become a billionaire, right? Wrong. Further study reveals that Gates and Allen had thousands of hours of programming practice prior to founding Microsoft. First, the two co-founders met at Lakeside, an elite private school in the Seattle area. The school raised three thousand dollars to purchase a computer terminal for the school's computer club in 1968. A computer terminal at a university was rare in 1968. Gates had access to a terminal in eighth grade. Gates and Allen quickly became addicted to programming. The Gates family lived near the University of Washington. As a teenager, Gates fed his programming addiction by sneaking out of his parents' home after bedtime to use the University's computer. Gates Allen acquired their10,000 hours through this and other clever teenage schemes. When the time came to launch Microsoft in 1975, the two were ready. http://www.wisdomgroup.com/report/1_hours_of_practice/ And another recommended read: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/12/a_fast_track_to_1_hours_of.html Dave. -Original Message- From: Ben M. Schorr [mailto:b...@rolandschorr.commailto:b...@rolandschorr.com] Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 6:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! Apparently you wouldn't HAVE to get a degree to work at Microsoft or Facebook. Well...at least not to be CEO of either... Ben M. Schorr Roland Schorr Tower www.rolandschorr.comhttp://www.rolandschorr.com | www.officeforlawyers.comhttp://www.officeforlawyers.com | Twitter: @bschorr -Original Message- From: David Lum
Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!
Well, not to bed, nor while bathing, and not when I'm getting up on my roof to clean the gutters, but other than that, yeah, all the time... Kurt On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 06:37, Maglinger, Paul pmaglin...@scvl.com wrote: All the time? -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 4:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! I wear a kilt, so I'm pretty much exempt from your amendments - especially the first one... Heh. On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 12:57, Sam Cayze sca...@gmail.com wrote: Or at my company: If it passes electrons, requires a ladder, or involves getting dirty, it's yours. I used to be in carpentry so I'm OK with it though. I like the surprise tasks :) -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 1:52 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! Simpler: If it passes electrons, it's yours. As opposed to IT Generalist: If it passes electrons or whines when frustrated, it's yours. Kurt On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:49, Don Kuhlman drkuhl...@yahoo.com wrote: Long but here's a snip of the description... Job Summary The primary role of the temporary Production Infrastructure Specialist is the support of production infrastructure systems across multiple operating units within the business. This includes client-facing application servers, local fileservers/storage, and management of the local data centers. In addition to daily support of systems this role will undertake two long-term projects: 1. Coordinate migration of production servers from local Active-Directory to company Corporate Active Directory 2. Organize data archives and research/implement a modern, replacement archiving system. Job Responsibilities • Address daily support tickets regarding end-user permissions and file archiving and restores from nearline archive and disaster-recovery backup systems • Re-architect the file archive systems to make them more efficient, functional, easier to manage, and organized, replacing the current system if necessary • Coordinate the migration from a local Active Directory into the company global Active directory for all employee-facing systems • Assist senior Infrastructure Administrator with client facing and production infrastructure systems and services, ensuring both operating at an optimal level, with high availability and recoverability. • Works independently toward goals and objectives seeks additional review on unusual assignments. • Solves complex problems and conducts analysis of the costs and benefits of modifying procedures increase effectiveness of a department. • Develops cross-work group partnerships and initiates new and productive internal and external alliances. • Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of other related business disciplines/processes. Qualifications / Requirements ServerSupport: · Due to extensive use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux on production servers, a strong background in Linux server administration is required. · General Server Support: Level 1 2 Windows, Unix/Linux, Mac OS X Server Support (Rack Servers, IBM, Dell, Apple, Cisco, Configure Shares Security) · Level 1 2 VMWare Support (vSphere 5 Enterprise, vCenter Server 5) experience preferred SAN Support: · Strong familiarity with enterprise data archiving systems and disaster recovery backup systems. uses Flashnet for data archive and Commvault for Disaster Recovery backups · Level 1 2 SAN Storage Support (EMC CX300, EMC AX100, IBM N3400 · Level 1 2 Fibre Channel Switch Support (Cisco MDS 9134, McData ) Directory Service Support: · Level 1 2 Active Directory Support · Create Accounts and Set Permissions Personal Performance Factors · Integrity/Ethics - deals with others in a straightforward and honest manner, is accountable for actions, maintains confidentiality, supports company values, and conveys good news and bad. · Perseverance - targets and achieves results, sets challenging goals, prioritizes tasks, overcomes obstacles, accepts accountability, sets team standards and responsibilities, provides leadership/motivation. · Adaptability/Flexibility - Adapts to change, is open to new ideas, takes on new responsibilities, handles pressure, and adjusts plans to meet changing needs. · Teamwork - Meets all team deadlines and responsibilities, listens to others and values opinions, helps team leader to meet goals, welcomes newcomers and promotes a team atmosphere. · Initiative - Tackles problems and takes independent action, seeks out new responsibilities, acts on opportunities, generates new ideas, practices self-development. From: David Lum david@nwea.org To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Friday, February
RE: CN format question
I know this is an impossible question to answer without knowing everything we have here, but what are the ramifications of changing them. Look pretty easy and straightforward to do it. I don't mind fixing this app for these people if it doesn't burn me. What else would be looking at that CN? From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 3:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: CN format question IIRC, we had commas in our names too after our migration up from Winnt4 to Windows 2000. Because of some of the display issues (and because we only had a small number of staff on NT-based platforms at the time), we renamed everything to take out the commas and standardize. Otherwise, our cns would look about the same as yours, with my last name then first, but we also have middle initials. If I understand correctly, the cn is just reflecting the name on the object. You don't even really have to have a first/last name combo-it could be elmo, if that was the name of the object. What would the app do then? From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]mailto:[mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 11:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: CN format question Thanks Bonnie, that was my feeling also. I too feel it is an app issue, but wanted to get some opinions since I am fuzzy on this. The issue isn't the \, they are choking on my lastname then firstname. They are looking for FirstName first. I would be shocked that they cannot accommodate my way. Can't imagine my way is 'wrong'. It was just a choice someone made here before my time. From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 2:01 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: CN format question The part you've shown us looks normal to me for Microsoft AD. The \ is there to escape the comma that follows. Maybe their app can't deal with that? http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=101405seqNum=7 From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]mailto:[mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 10:09 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: CN format question Having an issue with a vendor with some LDAP lookups. I certainly saw this years ago, but never looked into it. Our CN's are backwards from how most people do it I think. Is there anything wrong with it being this way? Why is that \ there? CN=Kennedy\, Jim,OU=(Redacted list of OU/DC's) ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to
Re: VeriSign hit by hackers
And they're not disclosing what was accessed... http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/attacks/232600151 http://www.itpro.co.uk/638701/who-to-trust-after-the-verisign-hack * * *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr michealespin...@gmail.com wrote: W. T. F... considering the TLDs they cover, I am astounded they have kept this under wraps this long. -- Espi On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 3:53 PM, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.comwrote: Happened 2 years ago… ** ** Regards, ** ** Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com ** ** *From:* Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu] *Sent:* Thursday, February 02, 2012 6:17 PM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* VeriSign hit by hackers ** ** This could get very interesting. ** ** http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Key-Internet-operator-rb-2857339070.html*** * ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: OT - ugh!
Stop rubbing it in. :) * * *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 12:31 PM, Webster webs...@carlwebster.com wrote: I find myself busier than a one-arm paper hanger in a wind storm. Don't know why it took me so long to convince MBS that I should go solo! LOL Now that my fellow CTPs know I can spell AD, I am finding myself doing a lot of AD assessments, assisting with AD migrations and putting in 2008 R2 AD infrastructures. I would say I am now 50% AD and 50% Citrix. I no longer do Exchange and refer all that to MBS. I can't believe how much Citrix work I turn down because I just don't have the time. Right now I am tentatively booked thru the end of July and already starting to worry because no one is calling about August or September yet! :) Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com http://www.carlwebster.com/ From: James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:53:32 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I ran as a contractor through a managed services company for about six years before taking the plunge myself. Whereas now I find myself counting the amount of extra tax I spent the last six years paying in disgust. It may have been the aforementioned man-in-Alaska mentioning how he could work for 48 hours a day once he'd struck out on his own that possibly contributed to convincing me to do the same. On 6 February 2012 15:47, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! I remember reading something awhile back stating that the reason that some non-college educated people were able to start successful businesses was the fact that they were not educated enough to realize the risks involved. An interesting thought, isn't it? -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! No, you don't need a degree to start a billion dollar company, but you do need brains and a lot of hard work. Of course if it's something you love, it's not work at all it's a passion, and folks that are passionate about what they do are what you're looking for. We're better than our less passionate IT workers simply because we ENJOY the work, learning new ways to do things, learning how the mechanics of something works, and seeking out others who have the same passion. I feel I'm better at Windows administration than my fellow SE's simply because my passion for it is far higher. Sneaking Out to Write Code: You already know how Microsoft was founded. Bill Gates and Paul Allen dropped out of college to form the company in 1975. It's that simple: Drop out of college, start a company, and become a billionaire, right? Wrong. Further study reveals that Gates and Allen had thousands of hours of programming practice prior to founding Microsoft. First, the two co-founders met at Lakeside, an elite private school in the Seattle area. The school raised three thousand dollars to purchase a computer terminal for the school's computer club in 1968. A computer terminal at a university was rare in 1968. Gates had access to a terminal in eighth grade. Gates and Allen quickly became addicted to programming. The Gates family lived near the University of Washington. As a teenager, Gates fed his programming addiction by sneaking out of his parents' home after bedtime to use the University's computer. Gates Allen acquired their10,000 hours through this and other clever teenage schemes. When the time came to launch Microsoft in 1975, the two were ready. http://www.wisdomgroup.com/report/1_hours_of_practice/ And another recommended read: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/12/a_fast_track_to_1_hours_of.html Dave. -Original Message- From: Ben M. Schorr [mailto:b...@rolandschorr.com] Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 6:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! Apparently you wouldn't HAVE to get a degree to work at Microsoft or Facebook. Well...at least not to be CEO of either... Ben M. Schorr Roland Schorr Tower www.rolandschorr.com | www.officeforlawyers.com | Twitter: @bschorr -Original Message- From: David Lum
Re: OT - ugh!
Hey, you get any Citrix work this side of the pond, chuck it my way. I am booked solid till three weeks' time :-) Sent from my SR-71 Blackbird -Original Message- From: Webster webs...@carlwebster.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 17:31:28 To: NT System Admin Issuesntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Reply-To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.comSubject: Re: OT - ugh! I find myself busier than a one-arm paper hanger in a wind storm. Don't know why it took me so long to convince MBS that I should go solo! LOL Now that my fellow CTPs know I can spell AD, I am finding myself doing a lot of AD assessments, assisting with AD migrations and putting in 2008 R2 AD infrastructures. I would say I am now 50% AD and 50% Citrix. I no longer do Exchange and refer all that to MBS. I can't believe how much Citrix work I turn down because I just don't have the time. Right now I am tentatively booked thru the end of July and already starting to worry because no one is calling about August or September yet! :) Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.commailto:kz2...@googlemail.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:53:32 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I ran as a contractor through a managed services company for about six years before taking the plunge myself. Whereas now I find myself counting the amount of extra tax I spent the last six years paying in disgust. It may have been the aforementioned man-in-Alaska mentioning how he could work for 48 hours a day once he'd struck out on his own that possibly contributed to convincing me to do the same. On 6 February 2012 15:47, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.commailto:mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.commailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! I remember reading something awhile back stating that the reason that some non-college educated people were able to start successful businesses was the fact that they were not educated enough to realize the risks involved. An interesting thought, isn't it? -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.orgmailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! No, you don't need a degree to start a billion dollar company, but you do need brains and a lot of hard work. Of course if it's something you love, it's not work at all it's a passion, and folks that are passionate about what they do are what you're looking for. We're better than our less passionate IT workers simply because we ENJOY the work, learning new ways to do things, learning how the mechanics of something works, and seeking out others who have the same passion. I feel I'm better at Windows administration than my fellow SE's simply because my passion for it is far higher. Sneaking Out to Write Code: You already know how Microsoft was founded. Bill Gates and Paul Allen dropped out of college to form the company in 1975. It's that simple: Drop out of college, start a company, and become a billionaire, right? Wrong. Further study reveals that Gates and Allen had thousands of hours of programming practice prior to founding Microsoft. First, the two co-founders met at Lakeside, an elite private school in the Seattle area. The school raised three thousand dollars to purchase a computer terminal for the school's computer club in 1968. A computer terminal at a university was rare in 1968. Gates had access to a terminal in eighth grade. Gates and Allen quickly became addicted to programming. The Gates family lived near the University of Washington. As a teenager, Gates fed his programming addiction by sneaking out of his parents' home after bedtime to use the University's computer. Gates Allen acquired their10,000 hours through this and other clever teenage schemes. When the time came to launch Microsoft in 1975, the two were ready. http://www.wisdomgroup.com/report/1_hours_of_practice/ And another recommended read: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/12/a_fast_track_to_1_hours_of.html Dave. -Original Message- From: Ben M. Schorr [mailto:b...@rolandschorr.commailto:b...@rolandschorr.com] Sent: Saturday,
Re: OT - ugh!
I don't know about Anchorage but Sean Martin is somewhere in AK IIRC On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 12:26 PM, Webster webs...@carlwebster.com wrote: Hey now, I represent that remark! :) It is almost 8:30AM here in Anchorage and it is pitch black outside. But at leas it is a nice warm 19 degrees F. When I went to the store yesterday at 3PM, it was 16 degrees and people here were wearing shorts and t-shirts!!! Even the policemen outside were in short-sleeves. Different world here. Is anyone on this list in Anchorage? Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com http://www.carlwebster.com/ http://www.carlwebster.com/ On 2/6/12 6:47 AM, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com http://theessentialexchange.com/ -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! I remember reading something awhile back stating that the reason that some non-college educated people were able to start successful businesses was the fact that they were not educated enough to realize the risks involved. An interesting thought, isn't it? -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! No, you don't need a degree to start a billion dollar company, but you do need brains and a lot of hard work. Of course if it's something you love, it's not work at all it's a passion, and folks that are passionate about what they do are what you're looking for. We're better than our less passionate IT workers simply because we ENJOY the work, learning new ways to do things, learning how the mechanics of something works, and seeking out others who have the same passion. I feel I'm better at Windows administration than my fellow SE's simply because my passion for it is far higher. Sneaking Out to Write Code: You already know how Microsoft was founded. Bill Gates and Paul Allen dropped out of college to form the company in 1975. It's that simple: Drop out of college, start a company, and become a billionaire, right? Wrong. Further study reveals that Gates and Allen had thousands of hours of programming practice prior to founding Microsoft. First, the two co-founders met at Lakeside, an elite private school in the Seattle area. The school raised three thousand dollars to purchase a computer terminal for the school's computer club in 1968. A computer terminal at a university was rare in 1968. Gates had access to a terminal in eighth grade. Gates and Allen quickly became addicted to programming. The Gates family lived near the University of Washington. As a teenager, Gates fed his programming addiction by sneaking out of his parents' home after bedtime to use the University's computer. Gates Allen acquired their10,000 hours through this and other clever teenage schemes. When the time came to launch Microsoft in 1975, the two were ready. http://www.wisdomgroup.com/report/1_hours_of_practice/ And another recommended read: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/12/a_fast_track_to_1_hours_of.html Dave. -Original Message- From: Ben M. Schorr [mailto:b...@rolandschorr.com] Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 6:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! Apparently you wouldn't HAVE to get a degree to work at Microsoft or Facebook. Well...at least not to be CEO of either... Ben M. Schorr Roland Schorr Tower www.rolandschorr.com | www.officeforlawyers.com | Twitter: @bschorr -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:30 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! This position requires a degree. Sorry. Click. Wow. I can see the college degree being a tiebreaker, but I can only guess the person making that statement doesn't fully understand the tech industry? Or, maybe not having gone to college myself I don't understand that thinking. It could have also been their way of backing out, instead of saying we changed our minds on our needs or we hired from inside. I've heard of that kind of thing before - where what the person not getting hired wasn't told what was really happening. Dave -Original Message- From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 5:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! Last year I was in the final interview for a Citrix
RE: Anyone Use Double-Take RecoverNow?
Yes I use it.. opps let me re-phrase that, have a fully paid copy of the software that I've written off as it performed good in initial testing with just two machines, but have had nothing but issues with it going live anytime it goes over four machines. This software is basically three different products thrown together with a fourth product that attempts to manage it all, and fails miserably. For instance you create a job in the recovery console, and you should be able to go back there and check on status, or if you need to restore, run the restore from there, but you go back, and strangely the job has disappeared.. Hum, going over to the replication now software piece (separate program) and checking, it does appear to be running still. But you can't do restores from that software so it's off to call tech support again. Every time I want to do a restore. And it's frustrating when you have 25 jobs setup but only 2 or 3 show up, or if there is more, they show a status of failed, but checking the other software it is running. IT's frustrating, and we're not renewing the software license and fighting for a full refund, but its been awhile now as we've been trying to get it to work, and as always the next release will fix everything. I'd stay far away from it until they work out the bugs (and yes I have emails from their support saying its known issues , and doesn't work right). -Greg From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:05 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Anyone Use Double-Take RecoverNow? I used Double-Take until the releases of SQL Mirroring, Exchange CCR (and then DAG), and DPM. Since then, I've used the MSFT solutions (and refer customers to those solutions because I like having one place to point fingers). Now, when I used Double-Take, I was very pleased with it. But that experience is several years old. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: James Kerr [mailto:cluster...@gmail.com]mailto:[mailto:cluster...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:50 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Anyone Use Double-Take RecoverNow? Wow, nobody. I thought for sure with as many folks we have posting here there must be a few running that software. On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 4:25 PM, James Kerr cluster...@gmail.commailto:cluster...@gmail.com wrote: If so, how do you like it? Does it work as advertised? Any gotchas I should know about? Thanks, James ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Anyone Use Double-Take RecoverNow?
Take a look at DPM. It can almost certainly do what you want and need. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: James Kerr [mailto:cluster...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 12:44 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Anyone Use Double-Take RecoverNow? I still need to look at MS DPM. I just need some real or almost real time backup to disc (storage server) of files, SQL databases and Exchange and the ability to recover quickly. Quickly would be defined in minutes, not hours. On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 11:04 AM, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.commailto:mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I used Double-Take until the releases of SQL Mirroring, Exchange CCR (and then DAG), and DPM. Since then, I've used the MSFT solutions (and refer customers to those solutions because I like having one place to point fingers). Now, when I used Double-Take, I was very pleased with it. But that experience is several years old. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: James Kerr [mailto:cluster...@gmail.commailto:cluster...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:50 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Anyone Use Double-Take RecoverNow? Wow, nobody. I thought for sure with as many folks we have posting here there must be a few running that software. On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 4:25 PM, James Kerr cluster...@gmail.commailto:cluster...@gmail.com wrote: If so, how do you like it? Does it work as advertised? Any gotchas I should know about? Thanks, James ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Anyone Use Double-Take RecoverNow?
I'm sorry, all I hear is: Run away, run away! On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Greg Olson gol...@markettools.com wrote: Yes I use it.. opps let me re-phrase that, have a fully paid copy of the software that I’ve written off as it performed good in initial testing with just two machines, but have had nothing but issues with it going live anytime it goes over four machines. This software is basically three different products thrown together with a fourth product that attempts to manage it all, and fails miserably. For instance you create a job in the recovery console, and you should be able to go back there and check on status, or if you need to restore, run the restore from there, but you go back, and strangely the job has disappeared.. Hum, going over to the replication now software piece (separate program) and checking, it does appear to be running still. But you can’t do restores from that software so it’s off to call tech support again. Every time I want to do a restore. And it’s frustrating when you have 25 jobs setup but only 2 or 3 show up, or if there is more, they show a status of failed, but checking the other software it is running. IT’s frustrating, and we’re not renewing the software license and fighting for a full refund, but its been awhile now as we’ve been trying to get it to work, and as always the next release will fix “everything”. I’d stay far away from it until they work out the bugs (and yes I have emails from their support saying its known issues , and doesn’t work right). -Greg ** ** ** ** *From:* Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] *Sent:* Monday, February 06, 2012 8:05 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* RE: Anyone Use Double-Take RecoverNow? ** ** I used Double-Take until the releases of SQL Mirroring, Exchange CCR (and then DAG), and DPM. Since then, I’ve used the MSFT solutions (and refer customers to those solutions because I like having one place to point fingers). ** ** Now, when I used Double-Take, I was very pleased with it. But that experience is several years old. ** ** Regards, ** ** Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com ** ** *From:* James Kerr [mailto:cluster...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Monday, February 06, 2012 10:50 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Anyone Use Double-Take RecoverNow? ** ** Wow, nobody. I thought for sure with as many folks we have posting here there must be a few running that software. On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 4:25 PM, James Kerr cluster...@gmail.com wrote:** ** If so, how do you like it? Does it work as advertised? Any gotchas I should know about? Thanks, James ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ** ** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: CN format question
Any application going against AD could be configured to use it, potentially. From a pure AD perspective, the value is entirely insignificant beyond needing to be unique within the parent container/OU. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com w - 312.625.1438 | c - 312.731.3132 From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 11:38 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: CN format question I know this is an impossible question to answer without knowing everything we have here, but what are the ramifications of changing them. Look pretty easy and straightforward to do it. I don't mind fixing this app for these people if it doesn't burn me. What else would be looking at that CN? From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 3:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: CN format question IIRC, we had commas in our names too after our migration up from Winnt4 to Windows 2000. Because of some of the display issues (and because we only had a small number of staff on NT-based platforms at the time), we renamed everything to take out the commas and standardize. Otherwise, our cns would look about the same as yours, with my last name then first, but we also have middle initials. If I understand correctly, the cn is just reflecting the name on the object. You don't even really have to have a first/last name combo-it could be elmo, if that was the name of the object. What would the app do then? From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]mailto:[mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 11:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: CN format question Thanks Bonnie, that was my feeling also. I too feel it is an app issue, but wanted to get some opinions since I am fuzzy on this. The issue isn't the \, they are choking on my lastname then firstname. They are looking for FirstName first. I would be shocked that they cannot accommodate my way. Can't imagine my way is 'wrong'. It was just a choice someone made here before my time. From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 2:01 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: CN format question The part you've shown us looks normal to me for Microsoft AD. The \ is there to escape the comma that follows. Maybe their app can't deal with that? http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=101405seqNum=7 From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]mailto:[mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 10:09 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: CN format question Having an issue with a vendor with some LDAP lookups. I certainly saw this years ago, but never looked into it. Our CN's are backwards from how most people do it I think. Is there anything wrong with it being this way? Why is that \ there? CN=Kennedy\, Jim,OU=(Redacted list of OU/DC's) ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here:
Re: OT - ugh!
This may be out of scope for the list, but since it's been touched on, do any of our successful entrepreneurs care to share how you got your own thing going? For example, did you start out by advertising, cold calling, website, contacting head hunters for work or (all of the above)? Just curious of some successful steps that you folks took to get going. I'm thinking that after you got the ball rolling, you signed on clients for ongoing support, and then things spread through word of mouth, or how did you keep an income stream coming in at the beginning? Don K From: Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Monday, February 6, 2012 9:47 AM Subject: RE: OT - ugh! I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! I remember reading something awhile back stating that the reason that some non-college educated people were able to start successful businesses was the fact that they were not educated enough to realize the risks involved. An interesting thought, isn't it? -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! No, you don't need a degree to start a billion dollar company, but you do need brains and a lot of hard work. Of course if it's something you love, it's not work at all it's a passion, and folks that are passionate about what they do are what you're looking for. We're better than our less passionate IT workers simply because we ENJOY the work, learning new ways to do things, learning how the mechanics of something works, and seeking out others who have the same passion. I feel I'm better at Windows administration than my fellow SE's simply because my passion for it is far higher. Sneaking Out to Write Code: You already know how Microsoft was founded. Bill Gates and Paul Allen dropped out of college to form the company in 1975. It's that simple: Drop out of college, start a company, and become a billionaire, right? Wrong. Further study reveals that Gates and Allen had thousands of hours of programming practice prior to founding Microsoft. First, the two co-founders met at Lakeside, an elite private school in the Seattle area. The school raised three thousand dollars to purchase a computer terminal for the school's computer club in 1968. A computer terminal at a university was rare in 1968. Gates had access to a terminal in eighth grade. Gates and Allen quickly became addicted to programming. The Gates family lived near the University of Washington. As a teenager, Gates fed his programming addiction by sneaking out of his parents' home after bedtime to use the University's computer. Gates Allen acquired their10,000 hours through this and other clever teenage schemes. When the time came to launch Microsoft in 1975, the two were ready. http://www.wisdomgroup.com/report/1_hours_of_practice/ And another recommended read: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/12/a_fast_track_to_1_hours_of.html Dave. -Original Message- From: Ben M. Schorr [mailto:b...@rolandschorr.com] Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 6:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! Apparently you wouldn't HAVE to get a degree to work at Microsoft or Facebook. Well...at least not to be CEO of either... Ben M. Schorr Roland Schorr Tower www.rolandschorr.com | www.officeforlawyers.com | Twitter: @bschorr -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:30 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! This position requires a degree. Sorry. Click. Wow. I can see the college degree being a tiebreaker, but I can only guess the person making that statement doesn't fully understand the tech industry? Or, maybe not having gone to college myself I don't understand that thinking. It could have also been their way of backing out, instead of saying we changed our minds on our needs or we hired from inside. I've heard of that kind of thing before - where what the person not getting hired wasn't told what was really happening. Dave -Original Message- From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 5:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! Last year I was in the final interview for a Citrix Architect position for a very large company in Nashville. IIRC, it was like
RE: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!
Just curious. We don't see many kilts here in Southern Indiana, and then usually just at formal occasions. -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 11:40 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! Well, not to bed, nor while bathing, and not when I'm getting up on my roof to clean the gutters, but other than that, yeah, all the time... Kurt On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 06:37, Maglinger, Paul pmaglin...@scvl.com wrote: All the time? -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 4:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! I wear a kilt, so I'm pretty much exempt from your amendments - especially the first one... Heh. On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 12:57, Sam Cayze sca...@gmail.com wrote: Or at my company: If it passes electrons, requires a ladder, or involves getting dirty, it's yours. I used to be in carpentry so I'm OK with it though. I like the surprise tasks :) -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 1:52 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! Simpler: If it passes electrons, it's yours. As opposed to IT Generalist: If it passes electrons or whines when frustrated, it's yours. Kurt On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:49, Don Kuhlman drkuhl...@yahoo.com wrote: Long but here's a snip of the description... Job Summary The primary role of the temporary Production Infrastructure Specialist is the support of production infrastructure systems across multiple operating units within the business. This includes client-facing application servers, local fileservers/storage, and management of the local data centers. In addition to daily support of systems this role will undertake two long-term projects: 1. Coordinate migration of production servers from local Active-Directory to company Corporate Active Directory 2. Organize data archives and research/implement a modern, replacement archiving system. Job Responsibilities • Address daily support tickets regarding end-user permissions and file archiving and restores from nearline archive and disaster-recovery backup systems • Re-architect the file archive systems to make them more efficient, functional, easier to manage, and organized, replacing the current system if necessary • Coordinate the migration from a local Active Directory into the company global Active directory for all employee-facing systems • Assist senior Infrastructure Administrator with client facing and production infrastructure systems and services, ensuring both operating at an optimal level, with high availability and recoverability. • Works independently toward goals and objectives seeks additional review on unusual assignments. • Solves complex problems and conducts analysis of the costs and benefits of modifying procedures increase effectiveness of a department. • Develops cross-work group partnerships and initiates new and productive internal and external alliances. • Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of other related business disciplines/processes. Qualifications / Requirements ServerSupport: · Due to extensive use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux on production servers, a strong background in Linux server administration is required. · General Server Support: Level 1 2 Windows, Unix/Linux, Mac OS X Server Support (Rack Servers, IBM, Dell, Apple, Cisco, Configure Shares Security) · Level 1 2 VMWare Support (vSphere 5 Enterprise, vCenter Server 5) experience preferred SAN Support: · Strong familiarity with enterprise data archiving systems and disaster recovery backup systems. uses Flashnet for data archive and Commvault for Disaster Recovery backups · Level 1 2 SAN Storage Support (EMC CX300, EMC AX100, IBM N3400 · Level 1 2 Fibre Channel Switch Support (Cisco MDS 9134, McData ) Directory Service Support: · Level 1 2 Active Directory Support · Create Accounts and Set Permissions Personal Performance Factors · Integrity/Ethics - deals with others in a straightforward and honest manner, is accountable for actions, maintains confidentiality, supports company values, and conveys good news and bad. · Perseverance - targets and achieves results, sets challenging goals, prioritizes tasks, overcomes obstacles, accepts accountability, sets team standards and responsibilities, provides leadership/motivation. · Adaptability/Flexibility - Adapts to change, is open to new ideas, takes on new responsibilities, handles pressure, and adjusts plans to meet changing needs. · Teamwork - Meets all team deadlines and responsibilities, listens to others and values opinions, helps team leader to meet goals, welcomes newcomers and promotes a team atmosphere. · Initiative -
RE: CN format question
I was thinking more when it was fingered. [1] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_protocol From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 11:24 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: CN format question Only when it's tickled by a lookup. From: Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 2:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: CN format question Fall onto its back and giggle loudly? From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 3:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: CN format question IIRC, we had commas in our names too after our migration up from Winnt4 to Windows 2000. Because of some of the display issues (and because we only had a small number of staff on NT-based platforms at the time), we renamed everything to take out the commas and standardize. Otherwise, our cns would look about the same as yours, with my last name then first, but we also have middle initials. If I understand correctly, the cn is just reflecting the name on the object. You don't even really have to have a first/last name combo-it could be elmo, if that was the name of the object. What would the app do then? From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]mailto:[mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 11:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: CN format question Thanks Bonnie, that was my feeling also. I too feel it is an app issue, but wanted to get some opinions since I am fuzzy on this. The issue isn't the \, they are choking on my lastname then firstname. They are looking for FirstName first. I would be shocked that they cannot accommodate my way. Can't imagine my way is 'wrong'. It was just a choice someone made here before my time. From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 2:01 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: CN format question The part you've shown us looks normal to me for Microsoft AD. The \ is there to escape the comma that follows. Maybe their app can't deal with that? http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=101405seqNum=7 From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]mailto:[mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 10:09 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: CN format question Having an issue with a vendor with some LDAP lookups. I certainly saw this years ago, but never looked into it. Our CN's are backwards from how most people do it I think. Is there anything wrong with it being this way? Why is that \ there? CN=Kennedy\, Jim,OU=(Redacted list of OU/DC's) ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~
Re: Consulting (was: OT - ugh!)
All of the above, including *tapping your professional network*. Also look at sites such as *Guru.com* and *Freelancer.com* for opportunities. * * *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 2:01 PM, Don Kuhlman drkuhl...@yahoo.com wrote: This may be out of scope for the list, but since it's been touched on, do any of our successful entrepreneurs care to share how you got your own thing going? For example, did you start out by advertising, cold calling, website, contacting head hunters for work or (all of the above)? Just curious of some successful steps that you folks took to get going. I'm thinking that after you got the ball rolling, you signed on clients for ongoing support, and then things spread through word of mouth, or how did you keep an income stream coming in at the beginning? Don K -- *From:* Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com *To:* NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com *Sent:* Monday, February 6, 2012 9:47 AM *Subject:* RE: OT - ugh! I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! I remember reading something awhile back stating that the reason that some non-college educated people were able to start successful businesses was the fact that they were not educated enough to realize the risks involved. An interesting thought, isn't it? -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! No, you don't need a degree to start a billion dollar company, but you do need brains and a lot of hard work. Of course if it's something you love, it's not work at all it's a passion, and folks that are passionate about what they do are what you're looking for. We're better than our less passionate IT workers simply because we ENJOY the work, learning new ways to do things, learning how the mechanics of something works, and seeking out others who have the same passion. I feel I'm better at Windows administration than my fellow SE's simply because my passion for it is far higher. Sneaking Out to Write Code: You already know how Microsoft was founded. Bill Gates and Paul Allen dropped out of college to form the company in 1975. It's that simple: Drop out of college, start a company, and become a billionaire, right? Wrong. Further study reveals that Gates and Allen had thousands of hours of programming practice prior to founding Microsoft. First, the two co-founders met at Lakeside, an elite private school in the Seattle area. The school raised three thousand dollars to purchase a computer terminal for the school's computer club in 1968. A computer terminal at a university was rare in 1968. Gates had access to a terminal in eighth grade. Gates and Allen quickly became addicted to programming. The Gates family lived near the University of Washington. As a teenager, Gates fed his programming addiction by sneaking out of his parents' home after bedtime to use the University's computer. Gates Allen acquired their10,000 hours through this and other clever teenage schemes. When the time came to launch Microsoft in 1975, the two were ready. http://www.wisdomgroup.com/report/1_hours_of_practice/ And another recommended read: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/12/a_fast_track_to_1_hours_of.html Dave. -Original Message- From: Ben M. Schorr [mailto:b...@rolandschorr.com] Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 6:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! Apparently you wouldn't HAVE to get a degree to work at Microsoft or Facebook. Well...at least not to be CEO of either... Ben M. Schorr Roland Schorr Tower www.rolandschorr.com | www.officeforlawyers.com | Twitter: @bschorr -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:30 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! This position requires a degree. Sorry. Click. Wow. I can see the college degree being a tiebreaker, but I can only guess the person making that statement doesn't fully understand the tech industry? Or, maybe not having gone to college myself I don't understand that thinking. It could have also been their way of backing out, instead of saying we changed our minds on our needs or we hired from inside. I've heard of that kind of thing before -
RE: CN format question
Thanks Brian. While I will certainly do a ton of investigating and lab it first I am pretty confident all our apps (which are few) that do this use samaccountname. From: Brian Desmond [mailto:br...@briandesmond.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 1:57 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: CN format question Any application going against AD could be configured to use it, potentially. From a pure AD perspective, the value is entirely insignificant beyond needing to be unique within the parent container/OU. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.commailto:br...@briandesmond.com w - 312.625.1438 | c - 312.731.3132 From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]mailto:[mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 11:38 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: CN format question I know this is an impossible question to answer without knowing everything we have here, but what are the ramifications of changing them. Look pretty easy and straightforward to do it. I don't mind fixing this app for these people if it doesn't burn me. What else would be looking at that CN? From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 3:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: CN format question IIRC, we had commas in our names too after our migration up from Winnt4 to Windows 2000. Because of some of the display issues (and because we only had a small number of staff on NT-based platforms at the time), we renamed everything to take out the commas and standardize. Otherwise, our cns would look about the same as yours, with my last name then first, but we also have middle initials. If I understand correctly, the cn is just reflecting the name on the object. You don't even really have to have a first/last name combo-it could be elmo, if that was the name of the object. What would the app do then? From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]mailto:[mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 11:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: CN format question Thanks Bonnie, that was my feeling also. I too feel it is an app issue, but wanted to get some opinions since I am fuzzy on this. The issue isn't the \, they are choking on my lastname then firstname. They are looking for FirstName first. I would be shocked that they cannot accommodate my way. Can't imagine my way is 'wrong'. It was just a choice someone made here before my time. From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 2:01 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: CN format question The part you've shown us looks normal to me for Microsoft AD. The \ is there to escape the comma that follows. Maybe their app can't deal with that? http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=101405seqNum=7 From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]mailto:[mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 10:09 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: CN format question Having an issue with a vendor with some LDAP lookups. I certainly saw this years ago, but never looked into it. Our CN's are backwards from how most people do it I think. Is there anything wrong with it being this way? Why is that \ there? CN=Kennedy\, Jim,OU=(Redacted list of OU/DC's) ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage
Re: OT - ugh!
I'm in Anchorage. You wanna meet up so you can smack me for that off-hand remark about XenServer a few months back? :) If it makes you feel any better, we will be virtualizing our XenApp infrastructure on XenServer in a data center we're deploying in AZ later this year. Did you get to enjoy our foot of snow coming down on Friday or did you fly in over the weekend? I may have some other questions for you if you don't mind me pinging you offlist. Mostly around your services potential and how much of a presence you foresee in Alaska. - Sean On 2/6/12, Webster webs...@carlwebster.com wrote: Hey now, I represent that remark! :) It is almost 8:30AM here in Anchorage and it is pitch black outside. But at leas it is a nice warm 19 degrees F. When I went to the store yesterday at 3PM, it was 16 degrees and people here were wearing shorts and t-shirts!!! Even the policemen outside were in short-sleeves. Different world here. Is anyone on this list in Anchorage? Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com http://www.carlwebster.com/ On 2/6/12 6:47 AM, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! I remember reading something awhile back stating that the reason that some non-college educated people were able to start successful businesses was the fact that they were not educated enough to realize the risks involved. An interesting thought, isn't it? -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! No, you don't need a degree to start a billion dollar company, but you do need brains and a lot of hard work. Of course if it's something you love, it's not work at all it's a passion, and folks that are passionate about what they do are what you're looking for. We're better than our less passionate IT workers simply because we ENJOY the work, learning new ways to do things, learning how the mechanics of something works, and seeking out others who have the same passion. I feel I'm better at Windows administration than my fellow SE's simply because my passion for it is far higher. Sneaking Out to Write Code: You already know how Microsoft was founded. Bill Gates and Paul Allen dropped out of college to form the company in 1975. It's that simple: Drop out of college, start a company, and become a billionaire, right? Wrong. Further study reveals that Gates and Allen had thousands of hours of programming practice prior to founding Microsoft. First, the two co-founders met at Lakeside, an elite private school in the Seattle area. The school raised three thousand dollars to purchase a computer terminal for the school's computer club in 1968. A computer terminal at a university was rare in 1968. Gates had access to a terminal in eighth grade. Gates and Allen quickly became addicted to programming. The Gates family lived near the University of Washington. As a teenager, Gates fed his programming addiction by sneaking out of his parents' home after bedtime to use the University's computer. Gates Allen acquired their10,000 hours through this and other clever teenage schemes. When the time came to launch Microsoft in 1975, the two were ready. http://www.wisdomgroup.com/report/1_hours_of_practice/ And another recommended read: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/12/a_fast_track_to_1_hours_of.html Dave. -Original Message- From: Ben M. Schorr [mailto:b...@rolandschorr.com] Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 6:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! Apparently you wouldn't HAVE to get a degree to work at Microsoft or Facebook. Well...at least not to be CEO of either... Ben M. Schorr Roland Schorr Tower www.rolandschorr.com | www.officeforlawyers.com | Twitter: @bschorr -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:30 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! This position requires a degree. Sorry. Click. Wow. I can see the college degree being a tiebreaker, but I can only guess the person making that statement doesn't fully understand the tech industry? Or, maybe not having gone to college myself I don't understand that thinking. It could have also been their way of backing out, instead of saying we changed our minds on our needs or we hired from inside. I've heard of that kind of thing before - where what the person not
RE: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!
Quite a number of them in the great northwest. Probably because Seattle (in Pioneer Square) has the founding location of Utilikilts. http://www.utilikilts.com/company/retail-stores/dealer-locations/ Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 2:01 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! Just curious. We don't see many kilts here in Southern Indiana, and then usually just at formal occasions. -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 11:40 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! Well, not to bed, nor while bathing, and not when I'm getting up on my roof to clean the gutters, but other than that, yeah, all the time... Kurt On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 06:37, Maglinger, Paul pmaglin...@scvl.com wrote: All the time? -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 4:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! I wear a kilt, so I'm pretty much exempt from your amendments - especially the first one... Heh. On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 12:57, Sam Cayze sca...@gmail.com wrote: Or at my company: If it passes electrons, requires a ladder, or involves getting dirty, it's yours. I used to be in carpentry so I'm OK with it though. I like the surprise tasks :) -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 1:52 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! Simpler: If it passes electrons, it's yours. As opposed to IT Generalist: If it passes electrons or whines when frustrated, it's yours. Kurt On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:49, Don Kuhlman drkuhl...@yahoo.com wrote: Long but here's a snip of the description... Job Summary The primary role of the temporary Production Infrastructure Specialist is the support of production infrastructure systems across multiple operating units within the business. This includes client-facing application servers, local fileservers/storage, and management of the local data centers. In addition to daily support of systems this role will undertake two long-term projects: 1. Coordinate migration of production servers from local Active-Directory to company Corporate Active Directory 2. Organize data archives and research/implement a modern, replacement archiving system. Job Responsibilities • Address daily support tickets regarding end-user permissions and file archiving and restores from nearline archive and disaster-recovery backup systems • Re-architect the file archive systems to make them more efficient, functional, easier to manage, and organized, replacing the current system if necessary • Coordinate the migration from a local Active Directory into the company global Active directory for all employee-facing systems • Assist senior Infrastructure Administrator with client facing and production infrastructure systems and services, ensuring both operating at an optimal level, with high availability and recoverability. • Works independently toward goals and objectives seeks additional review on unusual assignments. • Solves complex problems and conducts analysis of the costs and benefits of modifying procedures increase effectiveness of a department. • Develops cross-work group partnerships and initiates new and productive internal and external alliances. • Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of other related business disciplines/processes. Qualifications / Requirements ServerSupport: · Due to extensive use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux on production servers, a strong background in Linux server administration is required. · General Server Support: Level 1 2 Windows, Unix/Linux, Mac OS X Server Support (Rack Servers, IBM, Dell, Apple, Cisco, Configure Shares Security) · Level 1 2 VMWare Support (vSphere 5 Enterprise, vCenter Server 5) experience preferred SAN Support: · Strong familiarity with enterprise data archiving systems and disaster recovery backup systems. uses Flashnet for data archive and Commvault for Disaster Recovery backups · Level 1 2 SAN Storage Support (EMC CX300, EMC AX100, IBM N3400 · Level 1 2 Fibre Channel Switch Support (Cisco MDS 9134, McData ) Directory Service Support: · Level 1 2 Active Directory Support · Create Accounts and Set Permissions Personal Performance Factors · Integrity/Ethics - deals with others in a straightforward and honest manner, is accountable for actions, maintains confidentiality, supports company values, and conveys good news and bad. · Perseverance - targets and achieves results, sets challenging goals,
RE: OT - ugh!
It's all about word of mouth for me. This venue (the Sunbelt mailing lists) and another forum where I'm active kept me busy in the beginning, and then I started writing articles and business exploded. I actually did advertise the first month or two, locally; and sent a few emails to companies that had asked about my services in the past. In my case, as far as I could see, advertising had a zero percent success rate (and therefore a zero percent ROI). Sending those emails was good about 25% of the time (which, overall, is a pretty good success rate). I've also made quite a few contacts via LinkedIn and my blog. I'm very much a soft peddle person when it comes to marketing. I'm not cheap, and I know that, and I've lost several bids over the years because of that. But more than once folks have come back after the first consultant screwed it up and I got to go fix it. Those tend to be VERY loyal customers. ;-) I lost money the first two months, broke even the third, and have been in positive territory ever since. I wouldn't have lost money those first two months if I hadn't spent the money on advertising. :-P Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Don Kuhlman [mailto:drkuhl...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 2:01 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! This may be out of scope for the list, but since it's been touched on, do any of our successful entrepreneurs care to share how you got your own thing going? For example, did you start out by advertising, cold calling, website, contacting head hunters for work or (all of the above)? Just curious of some successful steps that you folks took to get going. I'm thinking that after you got the ball rolling, you signed on clients for ongoing support, and then things spread through word of mouth, or how did you keep an income stream coming in at the beginning? Don K From: Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.commailto:mich...@smithcons.com To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Monday, February 6, 2012 9:47 AM Subject: RE: OT - ugh! I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.commailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! I remember reading something awhile back stating that the reason that some non-college educated people were able to start successful businesses was the fact that they were not educated enough to realize the risks involved. An interesting thought, isn't it? -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.orgmailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! No, you don't need a degree to start a billion dollar company, but you do need brains and a lot of hard work. Of course if it's something you love, it's not work at all it's a passion, and folks that are passionate about what they do are what you're looking for. We're better than our less passionate IT workers simply because we ENJOY the work, learning new ways to do things, learning how the mechanics of something works, and seeking out others who have the same passion. I feel I'm better at Windows administration than my fellow SE's simply because my passion for it is far higher. Sneaking Out to Write Code: You already know how Microsoft was founded. Bill Gates and Paul Allen dropped out of college to form the company in 1975. It's that simple: Drop out of college, start a company, and become a billionaire, right? Wrong. Further study reveals that Gates and Allen had thousands of hours of programming practice prior to founding Microsoft. First, the two co-founders met at Lakeside, an elite private school in the Seattle area. The school raised three thousand dollars to purchase a computer terminal for the school's computer club in 1968. A computer terminal at a university was rare in 1968. Gates had access to a terminal in eighth grade. Gates and Allen quickly became addicted to programming. The Gates family lived near the University of Washington. As a teenager, Gates fed his programming addiction by sneaking out of his parents' home after bedtime to use the University's computer. Gates Allen acquired their10,000 hours through this and other clever teenage schemes. When the time came to launch Microsoft in 1975, the two were ready. http://www.wisdomgroup.com/report/1_hours_of_practice/ And another recommended
Re: Consulting (was: OT - ugh!)
Thanks Mr. ASB :) From: Andrew S. Baker asbz...@gmail.com To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Monday, February 6, 2012 1:17 PM Subject: Re: Consulting (was: OT - ugh!) All of the above, including tapping your professional network. Also look at sites such as Guru.com and Freelancer.com for opportunities. ASB http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 2:01 PM, Don Kuhlman drkuhl...@yahoo.com wrote: This may be out of scope for the list, but since it's been touched on, do any of our successful entrepreneurs care to share how you got your own thing going? For example, did you start out by advertising, cold calling, website, contacting head hunters for work or (all of the above)? Just curious of some successful steps that you folks took to get going. I'm thinking that after you got the ball rolling, you signed on clients for ongoing support, and then things spread through word of mouth, or how did you keep an income stream coming in at the beginning? Don K From: Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Monday, February 6, 2012 9:47 AM Subject: RE: OT - ugh! I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! I remember reading something awhile back stating that the reason that some non-college educated people were able to start successful businesses was the fact that they were not educated enough to realize the risks involved. An interesting thought, isn't it? -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! No, you don't need a degree to start a billion dollar company, but you do need brains and a lot of hard work. Of course if it's something you love, it's not work at all it's a passion, and folks that are passionate about what they do are what you're looking for. We're better than our less passionate IT workers simply because we ENJOY the work, learning new ways to do things, learning how the mechanics of something works, and seeking out others who have the same passion. I feel I'm better at Windows administration than my fellow SE's simply because my passion for it is far higher. Sneaking Out to Write Code: You already know how Microsoft was founded. Bill Gates and Paul Allen dropped out of college to form the company in 1975. It's that simple: Drop out of college, start a company, and become a billionaire, right? Wrong. Further study reveals that Gates and Allen had thousands of hours of programming practice prior to founding Microsoft. First, the two co-founders met at Lakeside, an elite private school in the Seattle area. The school raised three thousand dollars to purchase a computer terminal for the school's computer club in 1968. A computer terminal at a university was rare in 1968. Gates had access to a terminal in eighth grade. Gates and Allen quickly became addicted to programming. The Gates family lived near the University of Washington. As a teenager, Gates fed his programming addiction by sneaking out of his parents' home after bedtime to use the University's computer. Gates Allen acquired their10,000 hours through this and other clever teenage schemes. When the time came to launch Microsoft in 1975, the two were ready. http://www.wisdomgroup.com/report/1_hours_of_practice/ And another recommended read: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/12/a_fast_track_to_1_hours_of.html Dave. -Original Message- From: Ben M. Schorr [mailto:b...@rolandschorr.com] Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 6:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! Apparently you wouldn't HAVE to get a degree to work at Microsoft or Facebook. Well...at least not to be CEO of either... Ben M. Schorr Roland Schorr Tower www.rolandschorr.com | www.officeforlawyers.com | Twitter: @bschorr -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:30 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! This position requires a degree. Sorry. Click. Wow. I can see the college degree being a tiebreaker, but I can only guess the person making that statement doesn't fully understand the tech industry? Or, maybe not having gone to college myself I don't understand that
RE: Consulting (was: OT - ugh!)
Oh yeah, absolutely. Creating and maintaining a professional network is critical. I swap-off jobs and leads with probably 8-10 other independent consultants in various expertises and locales. I scratch their back, they scratch mine. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 2:17 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Consulting (was: OT - ugh!) All of the above, including tapping your professional network. Also look at sites such as Guru.com and Freelancer.com for opportunities. ASB http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market... On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 2:01 PM, Don Kuhlman drkuhl...@yahoo.commailto:drkuhl...@yahoo.com wrote: This may be out of scope for the list, but since it's been touched on, do any of our successful entrepreneurs care to share how you got your own thing going? For example, did you start out by advertising, cold calling, website, contacting head hunters for work or (all of the above)? Just curious of some successful steps that you folks took to get going. I'm thinking that after you got the ball rolling, you signed on clients for ongoing support, and then things spread through word of mouth, or how did you keep an income stream coming in at the beginning? Don K From: Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.commailto:mich...@smithcons.com To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Monday, February 6, 2012 9:47 AM Subject: RE: OT - ugh! I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.commailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! I remember reading something awhile back stating that the reason that some non-college educated people were able to start successful businesses was the fact that they were not educated enough to realize the risks involved. An interesting thought, isn't it? -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.orgmailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! No, you don't need a degree to start a billion dollar company, but you do need brains and a lot of hard work. Of course if it's something you love, it's not work at all it's a passion, and folks that are passionate about what they do are what you're looking for. We're better than our less passionate IT workers simply because we ENJOY the work, learning new ways to do things, learning how the mechanics of something works, and seeking out others who have the same passion. I feel I'm better at Windows administration than my fellow SE's simply because my passion for it is far higher. Sneaking Out to Write Code: You already know how Microsoft was founded. Bill Gates and Paul Allen dropped out of college to form the company in 1975. It's that simple: Drop out of college, start a company, and become a billionaire, right? Wrong. Further study reveals that Gates and Allen had thousands of hours of programming practice prior to founding Microsoft. First, the two co-founders met at Lakeside, an elite private school in the Seattle area. The school raised three thousand dollars to purchase a computer terminal for the school's computer club in 1968. A computer terminal at a university was rare in 1968. Gates had access to a terminal in eighth grade. Gates and Allen quickly became addicted to programming. The Gates family lived near the University of Washington. As a teenager, Gates fed his programming addiction by sneaking out of his parents' home after bedtime to use the University's computer. Gates Allen acquired their10,000 hours through this and other clever teenage schemes. When the time came to launch Microsoft in 1975, the two were ready. http://www.wisdomgroup.com/report/1_hours_of_practice/ And another recommended read: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/12/a_fast_track_to_1_hours_of.html Dave. -Original Message- From: Ben M. Schorr [mailto:b...@rolandschorr.commailto:b...@rolandschorr.com] Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 6:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! Apparently you wouldn't HAVE to get a degree to work at Microsoft or Facebook. Well...at least not to be CEO of either... Ben M. Schorr Roland Schorr Tower www.rolandschorr.comhttp://www.rolandschorr.com |
Re: Removing network service via command line
On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 11:24, Oliver Marshall oliver.marsh...@g2support.com wrote: Does anyone know of a util that will let me remove a specifically named service from the properties of a network connection on a windows 2008 r2 server? Olly The usual suspect? sc.exe, which is native... Or do you mean something other than what you've find in a list of running services, such as MSSQL or an antivirus program? Kurt ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: OT - ugh!
I actually have some natural talent as a writer (as opposed to anything in IT which is completely learned). I might start a blog concentrating on AppSense (which is woefully under-represented at the moment, IMO) Sent from my SR-71 Blackbird -Original Message- From: Webster webs...@carlwebster.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 19:35:57 To: NT System Admin Issuesntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Reply-To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.comSubject: Re: OT - ugh! I will have to give MBS 100% credit. He bugged, pestered, annoyed and prodded me until I started writing. Once I started writing, people started reading. Once people started reading, I gained a name in the Citrix space. Once I got a name, I was honored with the CTP. Once I got the CTP, I was instantly in a really nice network of extremely smart people. I initially balked at the idea of going solo because just how much Citrix work can there possibly be out there? And besides, who in the world would hire me! to do anything? All my work comes thru my web site, Experts Exchange, fellow CTP, LinkedIn, Dice and word-of-mouth. Share your knowledge (even if like me you don't think you have anything to share) with the community and you may be surprised at what opens up for you. If you decide to go the writing route (which I strongly encourage you to do), be prepared to receive a bunch or criticism for what you share. Only those who stick their neck out and share, get recognized. I recommend you read the book, The Nomadic Developer. Wherever you see the word developer in the book, insert your title of choice (Network Admin, Network Engineer, Network Consultant, Systems Analyst, etc). I estimate I turn down 3 FTEs a week, and probably that many work offers every week. I can't possibly get to all the Citrix work that comes my way or all the AD work the Citrix world is throwing my way. I know rates depend on the area of the country you are in and I thought MBS was nuts when he told me to up my rate, but I charge $150/hr plus expenses and have had no one (but contracting agencies) complain. As busy as I am, maybe I need to up my rates again! :) Thanks Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: Don Kuhlman drkuhl...@yahoo.commailto:drkuhl...@yahoo.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 11:01:12 -0800 To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! This may be out of scope for the list, but since it's been touched on, do any of our successful entrepreneurs care to share how you got your own thing going? For example, did you start out by advertising, cold calling, website, contacting head hunters for work or (all of the above)? Just curious of some successful steps that you folks took to get going. I'm thinking that after you got the ball rolling, you signed on clients for ongoing support, and then things spread through word of mouth, or how did you keep an income stream coming in at the beginning? Don K ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: OT - ugh!
Stoppit, you guys are making me dream... From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 11:36 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I will have to give MBS 100% credit. He bugged, pestered, annoyed and prodded me until I started writing. Once I started writing, people started reading. Once people started reading, I gained a name in the Citrix space. Once I got a name, I was honored with the CTP. Once I got the CTP, I was instantly in a really nice network of extremely smart people. I initially balked at the idea of going solo because just how much Citrix work can there possibly be out there? And besides, who in the world would hire me! to do anything? All my work comes thru my web site, Experts Exchange, fellow CTP, LinkedIn, Dice and word-of-mouth. Share your knowledge (even if like me you don't think you have anything to share) with the community and you may be surprised at what opens up for you. If you decide to go the writing route (which I strongly encourage you to do), be prepared to receive a bunch or criticism for what you share. Only those who stick their neck out and share, get recognized. I recommend you read the book, The Nomadic Developer. Wherever you see the word developer in the book, insert your title of choice (Network Admin, Network Engineer, Network Consultant, Systems Analyst, etc). I estimate I turn down 3 FTEs a week, and probably that many work offers every week. I can't possibly get to all the Citrix work that comes my way or all the AD work the Citrix world is throwing my way. I know rates depend on the area of the country you are in and I thought MBS was nuts when he told me to up my rate, but I charge $150/hr plus expenses and have had no one (but contracting agencies) complain. As busy as I am, maybe I need to up my rates again! :) Thanks Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: Don Kuhlman drkuhl...@yahoo.commailto:drkuhl...@yahoo.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 11:01:12 -0800 To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! This may be out of scope for the list, but since it's been touched on, do any of our successful entrepreneurs care to share how you got your own thing going? For example, did you start out by advertising, cold calling, website, contacting head hunters for work or (all of the above)? Just curious of some successful steps that you folks took to get going. I'm thinking that after you got the ball rolling, you signed on clients for ongoing support, and then things spread through word of mouth, or how did you keep an income stream coming in at the beginning? Don K ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: OT - ugh!
Wow - that's very cool. Carl. Also very encouraging. Thanks for sharing! Don K From: Webster webs...@carlwebster.com To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Monday, February 6, 2012 1:35 PM Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I will have to give MBS 100% credit. He bugged, pestered, annoyed and prodded me until I started writing. Once I started writing, people started reading. Once people started reading, I gained a name in the Citrix space. Once I got a name, I was honored with the CTP. Once I got the CTP, I was instantly in a really nice network of extremely smart people. I initially balked at the idea of going solo because just how much Citrix work can there possibly be out there? And besides, who in the world would hire me! to do anything? All my work comes thru my web site, Experts Exchange, fellow CTP, LinkedIn, Dice and word-of-mouth. Share your knowledge (even if like me you don't think you have anything to share) with the community and you may be surprised at what opens up for you. If you decide to go the writing route (which I strongly encourage you to do), be prepared to receive a bunch or criticism for what you share. Only those who stick their neck out and share, get recognized. I recommend you read the book, The Nomadic Developer. Wherever you see the word developer in the book, insert your title of choice (Network Admin, Network Engineer, Network Consultant, Systems Analyst, etc). I estimate I turn down 3 FTEs a week, and probably that many work offers every week. I can't possibly get to all the Citrix work that comes my way or all the AD work the Citrix world is throwing my way. I know rates depend on the area of the country you are in and I thought MBS was nuts when he told me to up my rate, but I charge $150/hr plus expenses and have had no one (but contracting agencies) complain. As busy as I am, maybe I need to up my rates again! :) Thanks Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com From: Don Kuhlman drkuhl...@yahoo.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 11:01:12 -0800 To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! This may be out of scope for the list, but since it's been touched on, do any of our successful entrepreneurs care to share how you got your own thing going? For example, did you start out by advertising, cold calling, website, contacting head hunters for work or (all of the above)? Just curious of some successful steps that you folks took to get going. I'm thinking that after you got the ball rolling, you signed on clients for ongoing support, and then things spread through word of mouth, or how did you keep an income stream coming in at the beginning? Don K ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!
What MBS said - however, I do still stand out from the crowd, because it's not all *that* common. For instance, nobody at work besides me has worn one. It's still very common that I go to a public venue and get comments from folks - always approving and complimentary - regarding how cool it is that I'm so brave and daring to wear one. This after wearing it full time for over six years. Some question my wearing one during the winter, but given the weather here it's really not a problem, as I don't spend hours upon hours outside during really cold weather - the typical trip is between vehicle and building.. Oddly, it's mostly women complimenting me on the the look, and often sighing about how they want to get their male friends to wear one. Kurt On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 11:01, Maglinger, Paul pmaglin...@scvl.com wrote: Just curious. We don't see many kilts here in Southern Indiana, and then usually just at formal occasions. -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 11:40 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! Well, not to bed, nor while bathing, and not when I'm getting up on my roof to clean the gutters, but other than that, yeah, all the time... Kurt On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 06:37, Maglinger, Paul pmaglin...@scvl.com wrote: All the time? -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 4:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! I wear a kilt, so I'm pretty much exempt from your amendments - especially the first one... Heh. On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 12:57, Sam Cayze sca...@gmail.com wrote: Or at my company: If it passes electrons, requires a ladder, or involves getting dirty, it's yours. I used to be in carpentry so I'm OK with it though. I like the surprise tasks :) -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 1:52 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! Simpler: If it passes electrons, it's yours. As opposed to IT Generalist: If it passes electrons or whines when frustrated, it's yours. Kurt On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:49, Don Kuhlman drkuhl...@yahoo.com wrote: Long but here's a snip of the description... Job Summary The primary role of the temporary Production Infrastructure Specialist is the support of production infrastructure systems across multiple operating units within the business. This includes client-facing application servers, local fileservers/storage, and management of the local data centers. In addition to daily support of systems this role will undertake two long-term projects: 1. Coordinate migration of production servers from local Active-Directory to company Corporate Active Directory 2. Organize data archives and research/implement a modern, replacement archiving system. Job Responsibilities • Address daily support tickets regarding end-user permissions and file archiving and restores from nearline archive and disaster-recovery backup systems • Re-architect the file archive systems to make them more efficient, functional, easier to manage, and organized, replacing the current system if necessary • Coordinate the migration from a local Active Directory into the company global Active directory for all employee-facing systems • Assist senior Infrastructure Administrator with client facing and production infrastructure systems and services, ensuring both operating at an optimal level, with high availability and recoverability. • Works independently toward goals and objectives seeks additional review on unusual assignments. • Solves complex problems and conducts analysis of the costs and benefits of modifying procedures increase effectiveness of a department. • Develops cross-work group partnerships and initiates new and productive internal and external alliances. • Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of other related business disciplines/processes. Qualifications / Requirements ServerSupport: · Due to extensive use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux on production servers, a strong background in Linux server administration is required. · General Server Support: Level 1 2 Windows, Unix/Linux, Mac OS X Server Support (Rack Servers, IBM, Dell, Apple, Cisco, Configure Shares Security) · Level 1 2 VMWare Support (vSphere 5 Enterprise, vCenter Server 5) experience preferred SAN Support: · Strong familiarity with enterprise data archiving systems and disaster recovery backup systems. uses Flashnet for data archive and Commvault for Disaster Recovery backups · Level 1 2 SAN Storage Support (EMC CX300, EMC AX100, IBM N3400 · Level 1 2 Fibre Channel Switch Support (Cisco MDS 9134, McData ) Directory Service Support: · Level 1 2 Active Directory Support ·
Re: OT - ugh!
Agreed, it has a lot of power. I have done the ACP and ACS qualifications and always try to work with it, so I think I have just found something to occupy the spare two days I have coming up :-) Sent from my SR-71 Blackbird -Original Message- From: Webster webs...@carlwebster.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 20:49:33 To: NT System Admin Issuesntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Reply-To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.comSubject: Re: OT - ugh! PLEASE DO. I paid my own money to take the course (using a fellow CTPs partner status to get it dirt cheap) but that is a set of software with a LOT of options. Thanks Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.commailto:kz2...@googlemail.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 20:16:47 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I actually have some natural talent as a writer (as opposed to anything in IT which is completely learned). I might start a blog concentrating on AppSense (which is woefully under-represented at the moment, IMO) Sent from my SR-71 Blackbird From: Webster webs...@carlwebster.commailto:webs...@carlwebster.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 19:35:57 + To: NT System Admin Issuesntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com ReplyTo: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I will have to give MBS 100% credit. He bugged, pestered, annoyed and prodded me until I started writing. Once I started writing, people started reading. Once people started reading, I gained a name in the Citrix space. Once I got a name, I was honored with the CTP. Once I got the CTP, I was instantly in a really nice network of extremely smart people. I initially balked at the idea of going solo because just how much Citrix work can there possibly be out there? And besides, who in the world would hire me! to do anything? All my work comes thru my web site, Experts Exchange, fellow CTP, LinkedIn, Dice and word-of-mouth. Share your knowledge (even if like me you don't think you have anything to share) with the community and you may be surprised at what opens up for you. If you decide to go the writing route (which I strongly encourage you to do), be prepared to receive a bunch or criticism for what you share. Only those who stick their neck out and share, get recognized. I recommend you read the book, The Nomadic Developer. Wherever you see the word developer in the book, insert your title of choice (Network Admin, Network Engineer, Network Consultant, Systems Analyst, etc). I estimate I turn down 3 FTEs a week, and probably that many work offers every week. I can't possibly get to all the Citrix work that comes my way or all the AD work the Citrix world is throwing my way. I know rates depend on the area of the country you are in and I thought MBS was nuts when he told me to up my rate, but I charge $150/hr plus expenses and have had no one (but contracting agencies) complain. As busy as I am, maybe I need to up my rates again! :) Thanks Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: Don Kuhlman drkuhl...@yahoo.commailto:drkuhl...@yahoo.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 11:01:12 -0800 To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! This may be out of scope for the list, but since it's been touched on, do any of our successful entrepreneurs care to share how you got your own thing going? For example, did you start out by advertising, cold calling, website, contacting head hunters for work or (all of the above)? Just curious of some successful steps that you folks took to get going. I'm thinking that after you got the ball rolling, you signed on clients for ongoing support, and then things spread through word of mouth, or how did you keep an income stream coming in at the beginning? Don K ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here:
RE: IOPS's calculations
Your SAN should be able to produce these numbers. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com w - 312.625.1438 | c - 312.731.3132 From: Reimer, Mark [mailto:mark.rei...@prairie.edu] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 2:56 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: IOPS's calculations Hi folks, Thanks for all your help in the past. Looking at setting up a SAN. From my research, I think one thing to be aware of is current IOPS (disk). There are a number of sites that will help you determine IOPS based on what hard drives (and RAID configuration). My question is: Many of my current servers are light use. The IOPS that these servers are capable of is much greater than what is actually being used. So, in order to more properly size the SAN, is there a way to determine working IOPS? That is, what is actually being used? I assume Perfmon would help, and will need to log over a period of time (I think a week would be about right, to catch most scenarios). But what counters, and how to analyze those counters? Servers are Windows 2003. Thanks. Mark Reimer, A+, MCSA Servers Networking Admin Prairie Bible Institute Box 4000 Three Hills, AB T0M-2N0 Canada Tel: 403-443-5511, Ext. 3476 Fax: 403-443-5540 Email: mark.rei...@prairie.edumailto:mark.rei...@prairie.edu www.prairie.eduhttp://www.prairie.edu/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: IOPS's calculations
Disk Reads per second Disk Writes per second Average Disk Queue Length I'd track both logical disk and physical disk. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Reimer, Mark [mailto:mark.rei...@prairie.edu] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 3:56 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: IOPS's calculations Hi folks, Thanks for all your help in the past. Looking at setting up a SAN. From my research, I think one thing to be aware of is current IOPS (disk). There are a number of sites that will help you determine IOPS based on what hard drives (and RAID configuration). My question is: Many of my current servers are light use. The IOPS that these servers are capable of is much greater than what is actually being used. So, in order to more properly size the SAN, is there a way to determine working IOPS? That is, what is actually being used? I assume Perfmon would help, and will need to log over a period of time (I think a week would be about right, to catch most scenarios). But what counters, and how to analyze those counters? Servers are Windows 2003. Thanks. Mark Reimer, A+, MCSA Servers Networking Admin Prairie Bible Institute Box 4000 Three Hills, AB T0M-2N0 Canada Tel: 403-443-5511, Ext. 3476 Fax: 403-443-5540 Email: mark.rei...@prairie.edumailto:mark.rei...@prairie.edu www.prairie.eduhttp://www.prairie.edu/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: OT - ugh!
That's part of my fear of dropping %dayjob% and going 100% on my own biz - feast or famine! With just three clients I have I'm always amazed at how often their feast/famine cycles coincide, and they even have different fiscal year cycles. I mean, in the span of two months I am doing an SBS 2003 - SBS2011 swing for two of them. One of these clients I can go months with nothing other than patching. From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 9:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I find myself busier than a one-arm paper hanger in a wind storm. Don't know why it took me so long to convince MBS that I should go solo! LOL Now that my fellow CTPs know I can spell AD, I am finding myself doing a lot of AD assessments, assisting with AD migrations and putting in 2008 R2 AD infrastructures. I would say I am now 50% AD and 50% Citrix. I no longer do Exchange and refer all that to MBS. I can't believe how much Citrix work I turn down because I just don't have the time. Right now I am tentatively booked thru the end of July and already starting to worry because no one is calling about August or September yet! :) Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.commailto:kz2...@googlemail.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:53:32 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I ran as a contractor through a managed services company for about six years before taking the plunge myself. Whereas now I find myself counting the amount of extra tax I spent the last six years paying in disgust. It may have been the aforementioned man-in-Alaska mentioning how he could work for 48 hours a day once he'd struck out on his own that possibly contributed to convincing me to do the same. On 6 February 2012 15:47, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.commailto:mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.commailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! I remember reading something awhile back stating that the reason that some non-college educated people were able to start successful businesses was the fact that they were not educated enough to realize the risks involved. An interesting thought, isn't it? -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.orgmailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! No, you don't need a degree to start a billion dollar company, but you do need brains and a lot of hard work. Of course if it's something you love, it's not work at all it's a passion, and folks that are passionate about what they do are what you're looking for. We're better than our less passionate IT workers simply because we ENJOY the work, learning new ways to do things, learning how the mechanics of something works, and seeking out others who have the same passion. I feel I'm better at Windows administration than my fellow SE's simply because my passion for it is far higher. Sneaking Out to Write Code: You already know how Microsoft was founded. Bill Gates and Paul Allen dropped out of college to form the company in 1975. It's that simple: Drop out of college, start a company, and become a billionaire, right? Wrong. Further study reveals that Gates and Allen had thousands of hours of programming practice prior to founding Microsoft. First, the two co-founders met at Lakeside, an elite private school in the Seattle area. The school raised three thousand dollars to purchase a computer terminal for the school's computer club in 1968. A computer terminal at a university was rare in 1968. Gates had access to a terminal in eighth grade. Gates and Allen quickly became addicted to programming. The Gates family lived near the University of Washington. As a teenager, Gates fed his programming addiction by sneaking out of his parents' home after bedtime to use the University's computer. Gates Allen acquired their10,000 hours through this and other clever teenage schemes. When the time came to launch Microsoft in 1975, the two were ready. http://www.wisdomgroup.com/report/1_hours_of_practice/ And another recommended read:
RE: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!
That's a lot of money for one item of clothing, though... Joe Heaton ITB – Windows Server Support -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 1:03 PM To: Heaton, Joseph@DFG; NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! What MBS said - however, I do still stand out from the crowd, because it's not all *that* common. For instance, nobody at work besides me has worn one. It's still very common that I go to a public venue and get comments from folks - always approving and complimentary - regarding how cool it is that I'm so brave and daring to wear one. This after wearing it full time for over six years. Some question my wearing one during the winter, but given the weather here it's really not a problem, as I don't spend hours upon hours outside during really cold weather - the typical trip is between vehicle and building.. Oddly, it's mostly women complimenting me on the the look, and often sighing about how they want to get their male friends to wear one. Kurt On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 11:01, Maglinger, Paul pmaglin...@scvl.com wrote: Just curious. We don't see many kilts here in Southern Indiana, and then usually just at formal occasions. -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 11:40 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! Well, not to bed, nor while bathing, and not when I'm getting up on my roof to clean the gutters, but other than that, yeah, all the time... Kurt On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 06:37, Maglinger, Paul pmaglin...@scvl.com wrote: All the time? -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 4:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! I wear a kilt, so I'm pretty much exempt from your amendments - especially the first one... Heh. On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 12:57, Sam Cayze sca...@gmail.com wrote: Or at my company: If it passes electrons, requires a ladder, or involves getting dirty, it's yours. I used to be in carpentry so I'm OK with it though. I like the surprise tasks :) -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 1:52 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! Simpler: If it passes electrons, it's yours. As opposed to IT Generalist: If it passes electrons or whines when frustrated, it's yours. Kurt On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:49, Don Kuhlman drkuhl...@yahoo.com wrote: Long but here's a snip of the description... Job Summary The primary role of the temporary Production Infrastructure Specialist is the support of production infrastructure systems across multiple operating units within the business. This includes client-facing application servers, local fileservers/storage, and management of the local data centers. In addition to daily support of systems this role will undertake two long-term projects: 1. Coordinate migration of production servers from local Active-Directory to company Corporate Active Directory 2. Organize data archives and research/implement a modern, replacement archiving system. Job Responsibilities • Address daily support tickets regarding end-user permissions and file archiving and restores from nearline archive and disaster-recovery backup systems • Re-architect the file archive systems to make them more efficient, functional, easier to manage, and organized, replacing the current system if necessary • Coordinate the migration from a local Active Directory into the company global Active directory for all employee-facing systems • Assist senior Infrastructure Administrator with client facing and production infrastructure systems and services, ensuring both operating at an optimal level, with high availability and recoverability. • Works independently toward goals and objectives seeks additional review on unusual assignments. • Solves complex problems and conducts analysis of the costs and benefits of modifying procedures increase effectiveness of a department. • Develops cross-work group partnerships and initiates new and productive internal and external alliances. • Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of other related business disciplines/processes. Qualifications / Requirements ServerSupport: · Due to extensive use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux on production servers, a strong background in Linux server administration is required. · General Server Support: Level 1 2 Windows, Unix/Linux, Mac OS X Server Support (Rack Servers, IBM, Dell, Apple, Cisco, Configure Shares Security) · Level 1 2 VMWare Support (vSphere 5 Enterprise, vCenter Server 5) experience preferred SAN Support: · Strong familiarity
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I can only speak for me, and it has been feast since I went out on my own Feb 1st last year. So far this year, the feast is even better as there is very little agency work so I get 100% of the billables. :) Yes, I am complaining all the way to the bank. If it gets any better, MBS is going to want a referral fee or commission! Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: David Lum david@nwea.orgmailto:david@nwea.org Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 22:31:45 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: OT - ugh! That’s part of my fear of dropping %dayjob% and going 100% on my own biz – feast or famine! With just three clients I have I’m always amazed at how often their feast/famine cycles coincide, and they even have different fiscal year cycles. I mean, in the span of two months I am doing an SBS 2003 – SBS2011 swing for two of them. One of these clients I can go months with nothing other than patching. From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 9:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I find myself busier than a one-arm paper hanger in a wind storm. Don't know why it took me so long to convince MBS that I should go solo! LOL Now that my fellow CTPs know I can spell AD, I am finding myself doing a lot of AD assessments, assisting with AD migrations and putting in 2008 R2 AD infrastructures. I would say I am now 50% AD and 50% Citrix. I no longer do Exchange and refer all that to MBS. I can't believe how much Citrix work I turn down because I just don't have the time. Right now I am tentatively booked thru the end of July and already starting to worry because no one is calling about August or September yet! :) Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.commailto:kz2...@googlemail.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:53:32 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I ran as a contractor through a managed services company for about six years before taking the plunge myself. Whereas now I find myself counting the amount of extra tax I spent the last six years paying in disgust. It may have been the aforementioned man-in-Alaska mentioning how he could work for 48 hours a day once he'd struck out on his own that possibly contributed to convincing me to do the same. On 6 February 2012 15:47, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.commailto:mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: IOPS's calculations
The question is: I want to know what my different servers (no san, each with their own direct attached disks storage) is using (not what they are capable of, but what they are actually using/doing). Sorry if I was unclear to begin with. Mark From: Brian Desmond [mailto:br...@briandesmond.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 2:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: IOPS's calculations Your SAN should be able to produce these numbers. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.commailto:br...@briandesmond.com w - 312.625.1438 | c - 312.731.3132 From: Reimer, Mark [mailto:mark.rei...@prairie.edu] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 2:56 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: IOPS's calculations Hi folks, Thanks for all your help in the past. Looking at setting up a SAN. From my research, I think one thing to be aware of is current IOPS (disk). There are a number of sites that will help you determine IOPS based on what hard drives (and RAID configuration). My question is: Many of my current servers are light use. The IOPS that these servers are capable of is much greater than what is actually being used. So, in order to more properly size the SAN, is there a way to determine working IOPS? That is, what is actually being used? I assume Perfmon would help, and will need to log over a period of time (I think a week would be about right, to catch most scenarios). But what counters, and how to analyze those counters? Servers are Windows 2003. Thanks. Mark Reimer, A+, MCSA Servers Networking Admin Prairie Bible Institute Box 4000 Three Hills, AB T0M-2N0 Canada Tel: 403-443-5511, Ext. 3476 Fax: 403-443-5540 Email: mark.rei...@prairie.edumailto:mark.rei...@prairie.edu www.prairie.eduhttp://www.prairie.edu/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: OT - ugh!
Simply awesome. From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 2:49 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I can only speak for me, and it has been feast since I went out on my own Feb 1st last year. So far this year, the feast is even better as there is very little agency work so I get 100% of the billables. :) Yes, I am complaining all the way to the bank. If it gets any better, MBS is going to want a referral fee or commission! Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: David Lum david@nwea.orgmailto:david@nwea.org Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 22:31:45 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: OT - ugh! That's part of my fear of dropping %dayjob% and going 100% on my own biz - feast or famine! With just three clients I have I'm always amazed at how often their feast/famine cycles coincide, and they even have different fiscal year cycles. I mean, in the span of two months I am doing an SBS 2003 - SBS2011 swing for two of them. One of these clients I can go months with nothing other than patching. From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 9:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I find myself busier than a one-arm paper hanger in a wind storm. Don't know why it took me so long to convince MBS that I should go solo! LOL Now that my fellow CTPs know I can spell AD, I am finding myself doing a lot of AD assessments, assisting with AD migrations and putting in 2008 R2 AD infrastructures. I would say I am now 50% AD and 50% Citrix. I no longer do Exchange and refer all that to MBS. I can't believe how much Citrix work I turn down because I just don't have the time. Right now I am tentatively booked thru the end of July and already starting to worry because no one is calling about August or September yet! :) Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.commailto:kz2...@googlemail.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:53:32 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I ran as a contractor through a managed services company for about six years before taking the plunge myself. Whereas now I find myself counting the amount of extra tax I spent the last six years paying in disgust. It may have been the aforementioned man-in-Alaska mentioning how he could work for 48 hours a day once he'd struck out on his own that possibly contributed to convincing me to do the same. On 6 February 2012 15:47, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.commailto:mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!
The last time I was in Seattle, I tried one on. They are very substantial and well-constructed. I'm heading out there again next week and I may - just may - buy one to wear here (back East). Just for the shock value, if nothing else. (I don't have ego issues and I've got great legs, from dancing.) :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Heaton, Joseph@DFG [mailto:jhea...@dfg.ca.gov] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 5:48 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! That's a lot of money for one item of clothing, though... Joe Heaton ITB – Windows Server Support -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 1:03 PM To: Heaton, Joseph@DFG; NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! What MBS said - however, I do still stand out from the crowd, because it's not all *that* common. For instance, nobody at work besides me has worn one. It's still very common that I go to a public venue and get comments from folks - always approving and complimentary - regarding how cool it is that I'm so brave and daring to wear one. This after wearing it full time for over six years. Some question my wearing one during the winter, but given the weather here it's really not a problem, as I don't spend hours upon hours outside during really cold weather - the typical trip is between vehicle and building.. Oddly, it's mostly women complimenting me on the the look, and often sighing about how they want to get their male friends to wear one. Kurt On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 11:01, Maglinger, Paul pmaglin...@scvl.com wrote: Just curious. We don't see many kilts here in Southern Indiana, and then usually just at formal occasions. -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 11:40 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! Well, not to bed, nor while bathing, and not when I'm getting up on my roof to clean the gutters, but other than that, yeah, all the time... Kurt On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 06:37, Maglinger, Paul pmaglin...@scvl.com wrote: All the time? -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 4:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! I wear a kilt, so I'm pretty much exempt from your amendments - especially the first one... Heh. On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 12:57, Sam Cayze sca...@gmail.com wrote: Or at my company: If it passes electrons, requires a ladder, or involves getting dirty, it's yours. I used to be in carpentry so I'm OK with it though. I like the surprise tasks :) -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 1:52 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! Simpler: If it passes electrons, it's yours. As opposed to IT Generalist: If it passes electrons or whines when frustrated, it's yours. Kurt On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:49, Don Kuhlman drkuhl...@yahoo.com wrote: Long but here's a snip of the description... Job Summary The primary role of the temporary Production Infrastructure Specialist is the support of production infrastructure systems across multiple operating units within the business. This includes client-facing application servers, local fileservers/storage, and management of the local data centers. In addition to daily support of systems this role will undertake two long-term projects: 1. Coordinate migration of production servers from local Active-Directory to company Corporate Active Directory 2. Organize data archives and research/implement a modern, replacement archiving system. Job Responsibilities • Address daily support tickets regarding end-user permissions and file archiving and restores from nearline archive and disaster-recovery backup systems • Re-architect the file archive systems to make them more efficient, functional, easier to manage, and organized, replacing the current system if necessary • Coordinate the migration from a local Active Directory into the company global Active directory for all employee-facing systems • Assist senior Infrastructure Administrator with client facing and production infrastructure systems and services, ensuring both operating at an optimal level, with high availability and recoverability. • Works independently toward goals and objectives seeks additional review on unusual assignments. • Solves complex problems and conducts analysis of the costs and benefits of modifying procedures increase effectiveness of a department. • Develops cross-work group partnerships and initiates new and
RE: OT - ugh!
I want it now. :) Three clients isn't enough. I have 5 HUGE clients and close to 80 minor (where major/minor is defined in terms of how much support they want from me) clients. Webster is a lot more willing to travel than I am. I prefer to work from my office at home (I've got a 13-y/o son that lives with me), and with video chat that works for most clients. Not all of them, though. So... I plan to travel 8-10 times a year; while Webster spends most of his time on the road. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 5:49 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I can only speak for me, and it has been feast since I went out on my own Feb 1st last year. So far this year, the feast is even better as there is very little agency work so I get 100% of the billables. :) Yes, I am complaining all the way to the bank. If it gets any better, MBS is going to want a referral fee or commission! Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: David Lum david@nwea.orgmailto:david@nwea.org Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 22:31:45 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: OT - ugh! That's part of my fear of dropping %dayjob% and going 100% on my own biz - feast or famine! With just three clients I have I'm always amazed at how often their feast/famine cycles coincide, and they even have different fiscal year cycles. I mean, in the span of two months I am doing an SBS 2003 - SBS2011 swing for two of them. One of these clients I can go months with nothing other than patching. From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 9:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I find myself busier than a one-arm paper hanger in a wind storm. Don't know why it took me so long to convince MBS that I should go solo! LOL Now that my fellow CTPs know I can spell AD, I am finding myself doing a lot of AD assessments, assisting with AD migrations and putting in 2008 R2 AD infrastructures. I would say I am now 50% AD and 50% Citrix. I no longer do Exchange and refer all that to MBS. I can't believe how much Citrix work I turn down because I just don't have the time. Right now I am tentatively booked thru the end of July and already starting to worry because no one is calling about August or September yet! :) Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.commailto:kz2...@googlemail.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:53:32 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I ran as a contractor through a managed services company for about six years before taking the plunge myself. Whereas now I find myself counting the amount of extra tax I spent the last six years paying in disgust. It may have been the aforementioned man-in-Alaska mentioning how he could work for 48 hours a day once he'd struck out on his own that possibly contributed to convincing me to do the same. On 6 February 2012 15:47, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.commailto:mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: OT - ugh!
Well stated, Michael. :) I have to say the same thing about advertising, btw... * * *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 2:33 PM, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.comwrote: It’s all about word of mouth for me. This venue (the Sunbelt mailing lists) and another forum where I’m active kept me busy in the beginning, and then I started writing articles and business exploded. ** ** I actually did advertise the first month or two, locally; and sent a few emails to companies that had asked about my services in the past. In my case, as far as I could see, advertising had a zero percent success rate (and therefore a zero percent ROI). Sending those emails was good about 25% of the time (which, overall, is a pretty good success rate). ** ** I’ve also made quite a few contacts via LinkedIn and my blog. ** ** I’m very much a “soft peddle” person when it comes to marketing. I’m not cheap, and I know that, and I’ve lost several bids over the years because of that. But more than once folks have come back after the first consultant screwed it up and I got to go fix it. Those tend to be VERY loyal customers. ;-) ** ** I lost money the first two months, broke even the third, and have been in positive territory ever since. I wouldn’t have lost money those first two months if I hadn’t spent the money on advertising. :-P ** ** Regards, ** ** Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com ** ** *From:* Don Kuhlman [mailto:drkuhl...@yahoo.com] *Sent:* Monday, February 06, 2012 2:01 PM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: OT - ugh! ** ** This may be out of scope for the list, but since it's been touched on, do any of our successful entrepreneurs care to share how you got your own thing going? For example, did you start out by advertising, cold calling, website, contacting head hunters for work or (all of the above)? ** ** Just curious of some successful steps that you folks took to get going. I'm thinking that after you got the ball rolling, you signed on clients for ongoing support, and then things spread through word of mouth, or how did you keep an income stream coming in at the beginning? ** ** Don K ** ** -- *From:* Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com *To:* NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com *Sent:* Monday, February 6, 2012 9:47 AM *Subject:* RE: OT - ugh! I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! I remember reading something awhile back stating that the reason that some non-college educated people were able to start successful businesses was the fact that they were not educated enough to realize the risks involved. An interesting thought, isn't it? -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! No, you don't need a degree to start a billion dollar company, but you do need brains and a lot of hard work. Of course if it's something you love, it's not work at all it's a passion, and folks that are passionate about what they do are what you're looking for. We're better than our less passionate IT workers simply because we ENJOY the work, learning new ways to do things, learning how the mechanics of something works, and seeking out others who have the same passion. I feel I'm better at Windows administration than my fellow SE's simply because my passion for it is far higher. Sneaking Out to Write Code: You already know how Microsoft was founded. Bill Gates and Paul Allen dropped out of college to form the company in 1975. It's that simple: Drop out of college, start a company, and become a billionaire, right? Wrong. Further study reveals that Gates and Allen had thousands of hours of programming practice prior to founding Microsoft. First, the two co-founders met at Lakeside, an elite private school in the Seattle area. The school raised three thousand dollars to purchase a computer terminal for the school's computer club in 1968. A computer terminal at a university was rare in 1968. Gates had access to a terminal in eighth grade. Gates and Allen quickly became addicted to programming. The Gates family lived near the University of Washington. As a
RE: OT - ugh!
D*^ Web, it's been a year? My how time flies Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com]mailto:[mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 2:49 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I can only speak for me, and it has been feast since I went out on my own Feb 1st last year. So far this year, the feast is even better as there is very little agency work so I get 100% of the billables. :) Yes, I am complaining all the way to the bank. If it gets any better, MBS is going to want a referral fee or commission! Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: David Lum david@nwea.orgmailto:david@nwea.org Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 22:31:45 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: OT - ugh! That's part of my fear of dropping %dayjob% and going 100% on my own biz - feast or famine! With just three clients I have I'm always amazed at how often their feast/famine cycles coincide, and they even have different fiscal year cycles. I mean, in the span of two months I am doing an SBS 2003 - SBS2011 swing for two of them. One of these clients I can go months with nothing other than patching. From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 9:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I find myself busier than a one-arm paper hanger in a wind storm. Don't know why it took me so long to convince MBS that I should go solo! LOL Now that my fellow CTPs know I can spell AD, I am finding myself doing a lot of AD assessments, assisting with AD migrations and putting in 2008 R2 AD infrastructures. I would say I am now 50% AD and 50% Citrix. I no longer do Exchange and refer all that to MBS. I can't believe how much Citrix work I turn down because I just don't have the time. Right now I am tentatively booked thru the end of July and already starting to worry because no one is calling about August or September yet! :) Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.commailto:kz2...@googlemail.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:53:32 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I ran as a contractor through a managed services company for about six years before taking the plunge myself. Whereas now I find myself counting the amount of extra tax I spent the last six years paying in disgust. It may have been the aforementioned man-in-Alaska mentioning how he could work for 48 hours a day once he'd struck out on his own that possibly contributed to convincing me to do the same. On 6 February 2012 15:47, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.commailto:mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: OT - ugh!
* If it gets any better, MBS is going to want a referral fee or commission! * Not a bad idea. :) * * *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 5:49 PM, Webster webs...@carlwebster.com wrote: I can only speak for me, and it has been feast since I went out on my own Feb 1st last year. So far this year, the feast is even better as there is very little agency work so I get 100% of the billables. :) Yes, I am complaining all the way to the bank. If it gets any better, MBS is going to want a referral fee or commission! Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com http://www.carlwebster.com/ From: David Lum david@nwea.org Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 22:31:45 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: OT - ugh! That’s part of my fear of dropping %dayjob% and going 100% on my own biz – feast or famine! With just three clients I have I’m always amazed at how often their feast/famine cycles coincide, and they even have different fiscal year cycles. I mean, in the span of two months I am doing an SBS 2003 – SBS2011 swing for two of them. One of these clients I can go months with nothing other than patching. ** ** *From:* Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com webs...@carlwebster.com] *Sent:* Monday, February 06, 2012 9:31 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: OT - ugh! ** ** I find myself busier than a one-arm paper hanger in a wind storm. Don't know why it took me so long to convince MBS that I should go solo! LOL ** ** Now that my fellow CTPs know I can spell AD, I am finding myself doing a lot of AD assessments, assisting with AD migrations and putting in 2008 R2 AD infrastructures. I would say I am now 50% AD and 50% Citrix. I no longer do Exchange and refer all that to MBS. ** ** I can't believe how much Citrix work I turn down because I just don't have the time. Right now I am tentatively booked thru the end of July and already starting to worry because no one is calling about August or September yet! :) ** ** ** ** Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com http://www.carlwebster.com/ ** ** *From: *James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.com *Reply-To: *NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com *Date: *Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:53:32 + *To: *NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com *Subject: *Re: OT - ugh! ** ** I ran as a contractor through a managed services company for about six years before taking the plunge myself. Whereas now I find myself counting the amount of extra tax I spent the last six years paying in disgust. It may have been the aforementioned man-in-Alaska mentioning how he could work for 48 hours a day once he'd struck out on his own that possibly contributed to convincing me to do the same. On 6 February 2012 15:47, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com wrote:* *** I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!
Talk like that and you will get Shooky Baby to drooling. :) Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com http://www.carlwebster.com/ On 2/6/12 1:59 PM, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com wrote: The last time I was in Seattle, I tried one on. They are very substantial and well-constructed. I'm heading out there again next week and I may - just may - buy one to wear here (back East). Just for the shock value, if nothing else. (I don't have ego issues and I've got great legs, from dancing.) :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks
Why did you not go with an eSATA enclosure? If I may ask. Jon On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 3:47 AM, Ken Schaefer k...@adopenstatic.com wrote: Just a generic one (Asrock I think) I picked up at a local computer shop. I have several – haven’t really noticed much difference between them performance wise. ** ** Cheers Ken ** ** *From:* Richard Stovall [mailto:rich...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Sunday, 5 February 2012 3:50 PM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks ** ** 128 GB SD. I didn't even know that those exist... A little checking shows that they're actually not crazy expensive, if you actually have a use case that demands one. http://www.amazon.com/Lexar-Media-Flash-Memory-LSD128CRBNA133/dp/B004SAMZW4 ** ** If you don't mind me asking, what USB3 enclosure are you using for the 512 GB SSD? ** ** On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Ken Schaefer k...@adopenstatic.com wrote: For running VMs I went the opposite route – Sony Z (previously a Z1, now a Z2). 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD (internal), 1920x1080 screen, Core i7, 13”, weighs about 1.2kg. Unbelievable piece of kit. I added an extra 512GB SSD (connected via USB3), so I have plenty of storage for VMs now. 128GB SD card holds installation ISOs Cheers Ken *From:* Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] *Sent:* Friday, 3 February 2012 11:47 PM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks This doesn't apply to your situation, but I just bought a monster ASUS laptop to take with me on the road. I am on the road the next 2 months and possibly until July. I needed something so I could continue my writing while traveling. Core i7 quad-core w/HT, 17.3 screen, 16GB RAM and 2 500GB HDs – will run 5 VMs very well. It may run more but I only have 5 right now. This is my last day at current customer before I hit the road for 2 months and maybe 6 months. The guys here are really liking the laptop. I am sure my chiropractor will too as the monster weighs 10 lbs! Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com http://www.carlwebster.com/ *From: *Tom Miller tmil...@hnncsb.org *Reply-To: *NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com *Date: *Fri, 3 Feb 2012 08:50:44 -0500 *To: *NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com *Subject: *ASUS laptops/notepbooks Anyone using these in the enterprise? We currently use Dell or Lenovo laptops. Some of the ASUS models look very light, which would be good for our nomadic staff. Just wondering on long term durability, ability to image. Comments appreciated. Tom ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ** ** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: OT - ugh!
Hey now, mind your own business there! Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: Andrew Baker asbz...@gmail.commailto:asbz...@gmail.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 18:17:21 -0500 To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! If it gets any better, MBS is going to want a referral fee or commission! Not a bad idea. :) ASB http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 5:49 PM, Webster webs...@carlwebster.commailto:webs...@carlwebster.com wrote: I can only speak for me, and it has been feast since I went out on my own Feb 1st last year. So far this year, the feast is even better as there is very little agency work so I get 100% of the billables. :) Yes, I am complaining all the way to the bank. If it gets any better, MBS is going to want a referral fee or commission! Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: David Lum david@nwea.orgmailto:david@nwea.org Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 22:31:45 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: OT - ugh! That’s part of my fear of dropping %dayjob% and going 100% on my own biz – feast or famine! With just three clients I have I’m always amazed at how often their feast/famine cycles coincide, and they even have different fiscal year cycles. I mean, in the span of two months I am doing an SBS 2003 – SBS2011 swing for two of them. One of these clients I can go months with nothing other than patching. From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 9:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I find myself busier than a one-arm paper hanger in a wind storm. Don't know why it took me so long to convince MBS that I should go solo! LOL Now that my fellow CTPs know I can spell AD, I am finding myself doing a lot of AD assessments, assisting with AD migrations and putting in 2008 R2 AD infrastructures. I would say I am now 50% AD and 50% Citrix. I no longer do Exchange and refer all that to MBS. I can't believe how much Citrix work I turn down because I just don't have the time. Right now I am tentatively booked thru the end of July and already starting to worry because no one is calling about August or September yet! :) Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.commailto:kz2...@googlemail.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:53:32 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I ran as a contractor through a managed services company for about six years before taking the plunge myself. Whereas now I find myself counting the amount of extra tax I spent the last six years paying in disgust. It may have been the aforementioned man-in-Alaska mentioning how he could work for 48 hours a day once he'd struck out on his own that possibly contributed to convincing me to do the same. On 6 February 2012 15:47, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.commailto:mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: IOPS's calculations
Look at dell dpack From: Reimer, Mark [mailto:mark.rei...@prairie.edu] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 2:56 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: IOPS's calculations The question is: I want to know what my different servers (no san, each with their own direct attached disks storage) is using (not what they are capable of, but what they are actually using/doing). Sorry if I was unclear to begin with. Mark From: Brian Desmond [mailto:br...@briandesmond.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 2:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: IOPS's calculations Your SAN should be able to produce these numbers. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com w - 312.625.1438 | c - 312.731.3132 From: Reimer, Mark [mailto:mark.rei...@prairie.edu] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 2:56 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: IOPS's calculations Hi folks, Thanks for all your help in the past. Looking at setting up a SAN. From my research, I think one thing to be aware of is current IOPS (disk). There are a number of sites that will help you determine IOPS based on what hard drives (and RAID configuration). My question is: Many of my current servers are light use. The IOPS that these servers are capable of is much greater than what is actually being used. So, in order to more properly size the SAN, is there a way to determine working IOPS? That is, what is actually being used? I assume Perfmon would help, and will need to log over a period of time (I think a week would be about right, to catch most scenarios). But what counters, and how to analyze those counters? Servers are Windows 2003. Thanks. Mark Reimer, A+, MCSA Servers Networking Admin Prairie Bible Institute Box 4000 Three Hills, AB T0M-2N0 Canada Tel: 403-443-5511, Ext. 3476 Fax: 403-443-5540 Email: mark.rei...@prairie.edu www.prairie.edu http://www.prairie.edu/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh!
The model I wear is made of 12oz cotton duck, very nice and sturdy, will wear just like Carhartts or the like. Kurt On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 14:47, Heaton, Joseph@DFG jhea...@dfg.ca.gov wrote: That's a lot of money for one item of clothing, though... Joe Heaton ITB – Windows Server Support -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 1:03 PM To: Heaton, Joseph@DFG; NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! What MBS said - however, I do still stand out from the crowd, because it's not all *that* common. For instance, nobody at work besides me has worn one. It's still very common that I go to a public venue and get comments from folks - always approving and complimentary - regarding how cool it is that I'm so brave and daring to wear one. This after wearing it full time for over six years. Some question my wearing one during the winter, but given the weather here it's really not a problem, as I don't spend hours upon hours outside during really cold weather - the typical trip is between vehicle and building.. Oddly, it's mostly women complimenting me on the the look, and often sighing about how they want to get their male friends to wear one. Kurt On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 11:01, Maglinger, Paul pmaglin...@scvl.com wrote: Just curious. We don't see many kilts here in Southern Indiana, and then usually just at formal occasions. -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 11:40 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! Well, not to bed, nor while bathing, and not when I'm getting up on my roof to clean the gutters, but other than that, yeah, all the time... Kurt On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 06:37, Maglinger, Paul pmaglin...@scvl.com wrote: All the time? -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 4:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! I wear a kilt, so I'm pretty much exempt from your amendments - especially the first one... Heh. On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 12:57, Sam Cayze sca...@gmail.com wrote: Or at my company: If it passes electrons, requires a ladder, or involves getting dirty, it's yours. I used to be in carpentry so I'm OK with it though. I like the surprise tasks :) -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 1:52 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Infrastructure Specialist defined - was: OT - ugh! Simpler: If it passes electrons, it's yours. As opposed to IT Generalist: If it passes electrons or whines when frustrated, it's yours. Kurt On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:49, Don Kuhlman drkuhl...@yahoo.com wrote: Long but here's a snip of the description... Job Summary The primary role of the temporary Production Infrastructure Specialist is the support of production infrastructure systems across multiple operating units within the business. This includes client-facing application servers, local fileservers/storage, and management of the local data centers. In addition to daily support of systems this role will undertake two long-term projects: 1. Coordinate migration of production servers from local Active-Directory to company Corporate Active Directory 2. Organize data archives and research/implement a modern, replacement archiving system. Job Responsibilities • Address daily support tickets regarding end-user permissions and file archiving and restores from nearline archive and disaster-recovery backup systems • Re-architect the file archive systems to make them more efficient, functional, easier to manage, and organized, replacing the current system if necessary • Coordinate the migration from a local Active Directory into the company global Active directory for all employee-facing systems • Assist senior Infrastructure Administrator with client facing and production infrastructure systems and services, ensuring both operating at an optimal level, with high availability and recoverability. • Works independently toward goals and objectives seeks additional review on unusual assignments. • Solves complex problems and conducts analysis of the costs and benefits of modifying procedures increase effectiveness of a department. • Develops cross-work group partnerships and initiates new and productive internal and external alliances. • Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of other related business disciplines/processes. Qualifications / Requirements ServerSupport: · Due to extensive use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux on production servers, a strong background in Linux server administration is required. · General Server Support: Level 1 2 Windows, Unix/Linux, Mac OS X Server Support (Rack
Re: OT - ugh!
You can look at it in one of two ways: Either you and MBS got very lucky, or you got very smart. The niches you've chosen are specialised enough that you aren't doing daily grunt work (punching down patchpanels, patching workstations, applying antivirus, replacing burnt-out video cards, etc.), but not so specialised that your only place to land is in a Fortune 100 company on its staff doing something that only applies to 3 other companies in the world. The lesson is to place yourself at some sort of sweet spot on the IT foodchain - and then exploit the hell out of it. The difficulty always lies in finding that sweet spot. And being willing to travel... Kurt On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 14:49, Webster webs...@carlwebster.com wrote: I can only speak for me, and it has been feast since I went out on my own Feb 1st last year. So far this year, the feast is even better as there is very little agency work so I get 100% of the billables. :) Yes, I am complaining all the way to the bank. If it gets any better, MBS is going to want a referral fee or commission! Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com From: David Lum david@nwea.org Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 22:31:45 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: OT - ugh! That’s part of my fear of dropping %dayjob% and going 100% on my own biz – feast or famine! With just three clients I have I’m always amazed at how often their feast/famine cycles coincide, and they even have different fiscal year cycles. I mean, in the span of two months I am doing an SBS 2003 – SBS2011 swing for two of them. One of these clients I can go months with nothing other than patching. From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 9:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I find myself busier than a one-arm paper hanger in a wind storm. Don't know why it took me so long to convince MBS that I should go solo! LOL Now that my fellow CTPs know I can spell AD, I am finding myself doing a lot of AD assessments, assisting with AD migrations and putting in 2008 R2 AD infrastructures. I would say I am now 50% AD and 50% Citrix. I no longer do Exchange and refer all that to MBS. I can't believe how much Citrix work I turn down because I just don't have the time. Right now I am tentatively booked thru the end of July and already starting to worry because no one is calling about August or September yet! :) Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com From: James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:53:32 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I ran as a contractor through a managed services company for about six years before taking the plunge myself. Whereas now I find myself counting the amount of extra tax I spent the last six years paying in disgust. It may have been the aforementioned man-in-Alaska mentioning how he could work for 48 hours a day once he'd struck out on his own that possibly contributed to convincing me to do the same. On 6 February 2012 15:47, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: South Florida position.
sarcasm off There was sarcasm there at all. /sarcasm off From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 9:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: South Florida position. Your sarcasm does not help your post. Plus, I worked a year in Fort Lauderdale. I am politely refraining from openly talking shit about your company. -- Espi On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 3:00 PM, gro...@beachcomp.com wrote: Guys, THANK YOU for your input. It REALLY is constructive. And, if you know someone willing to start with low pay and grow (skipping the sales part as it's an added bonus anyhow), please let us know. From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 5:05 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: South Florida position. You need to seriously reassess your compensation. Its way out of balance with your expectations. -- Espi On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:42 AM, gro...@beachcomp.com wrote: Folks, I truly hope this is allowed and that I don't upset people by this e-mail. We're looking for some reliable people to start and grow with us. If you know anyone, please forward this to them. Thanks! On-Site Computer Field Technician Tech Support Rep (Hollywood, Aventura, North Miami Beach) Please DO NOT apply for this position if you do not meet all the qualifications listed below. Job Purpose: Candidates will be required to manage and deliver On-Site Over-the-phone services including repairing servers and workstations by utilizing diagnostic and repair techniques, virus/malware removal, data backup, operating system installation, end user software support. Common job tasks also associated with the core job functions are pre post sales and support, help desk and customer support to users by researching and answering questions; resolving problems; providing resources. Candidates will also need to be able to create marketing advertising materials for use by the company. In addition to the duties listed below, candidate will be required to actively market the services offered by the company and accomplish a goal of Two signed maintenance agreements per month. Duties: - Repair workstations while logging repair work orders; responding to requests. - Comply with policies while adhering to requirements; advising management of needed actions. - Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading technical publications. - Enhance organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments. - Receive materials by inspecting shipped contents against order; verifying receipt; arranging for shipment of missing items; tracking backorders. - Provide answers to clients by identifying problems; researching answers; guiding client through corrective steps. - Improve client references by writing and maintaining documentation. - Participate in development of client training programs by identifying learning issues; recommending instructional language. - Accommodate client disabilities by recommending devices and techniques. - Improve system performance by identifying problems; recommending changes. - Accomplish information systems and organization mission by completing related results as needed. - Develop new concepts/techniques and complete assignments/tasks in innovative and effective ways. - To be considered for this position, you must put resume for job 210222 in the subject line of your e-mail. - Work on assignments that may be extremely complex in nature where a high degree of independent judgment, initiative and technical knowledge is required to resolve problems. - Complete work independently and handle unique situations. - Determine optimal methods and procedures for new assignments. - Answer incoming calls and assist customers with issues. - Remove systems from premises when required and return upon repair while maintaining responsibility. - Participate in local marketing events such as Chamber of Commerce meetings. Skills/Qualifications: - Knowledge of MS products and the ability to verify that the system starts up and works after installation. - Working knowledge of XP, Vista, Win 7, Win 2003, Win 2008 operating systems. - Ability to perform data transfers and setup computers, laptops, printers and other peripherals. - Familiarity with various types of laptops and their peripherals. - Familiarity with networking protocols with troubleshooting skills. - Attention to details and organizational skills. - Ability to communicate verbally and in written form. - Customer service skills are required. - Problem Solving, Electronics / Computer Troubleshooting, Software Testing, Network Hardware Configuration and Troubleshooting, Messaging Systems, Quality Focus, Organization, Planning, Coordination, Help Desk Experience, Phone Skills, Customer Service, Training, Verbal Communication,
RE: OT - ugh!
I know many other independents no different than Webster and I. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! You can look at it in one of two ways: Either you and MBS got very lucky, or you got very smart. The niches you've chosen are specialised enough that you aren't doing daily grunt work (punching down patchpanels, patching workstations, applying antivirus, replacing burnt-out video cards, etc.), but not so specialised that your only place to land is in a Fortune 100 company on its staff doing something that only applies to 3 other companies in the world. The lesson is to place yourself at some sort of sweet spot on the IT foodchain - and then exploit the hell out of it. The difficulty always lies in finding that sweet spot. And being willing to travel... Kurt On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 14:49, Webster webs...@carlwebster.com wrote: I can only speak for me, and it has been feast since I went out on my own Feb 1st last year. So far this year, the feast is even better as there is very little agency work so I get 100% of the billables. :) Yes, I am complaining all the way to the bank. If it gets any better, MBS is going to want a referral fee or commission! Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com From: David Lum david@nwea.org Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 22:31:45 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: OT - ugh! That’s part of my fear of dropping %dayjob% and going 100% on my own biz – feast or famine! With just three clients I have I’m always amazed at how often their feast/famine cycles coincide, and they even have different fiscal year cycles. I mean, in the span of two months I am doing an SBS 2003 – SBS2011 swing for two of them. One of these clients I can go months with nothing other than patching. From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 9:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I find myself busier than a one-arm paper hanger in a wind storm. Don't know why it took me so long to convince MBS that I should go solo! LOL Now that my fellow CTPs know I can spell AD, I am finding myself doing a lot of AD assessments, assisting with AD migrations and putting in 2008 R2 AD infrastructures. I would say I am now 50% AD and 50% Citrix. I no longer do Exchange and refer all that to MBS. I can't believe how much Citrix work I turn down because I just don't have the time. Right now I am tentatively booked thru the end of July and already starting to worry because no one is calling about August or September yet! :) Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com From: James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:53:32 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I ran as a contractor through a managed services company for about six years before taking the plunge myself. Whereas now I find myself counting the amount of extra tax I spent the last six years paying in disgust. It may have been the aforementioned man-in-Alaska mentioning how he could work for 48 hours a day once he'd struck out on his own that possibly contributed to convincing me to do the same. On 6 February 2012 15:47, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to
Re: South Florida position.
YG(t)BFKM On Monday, February 6, 2012, gro...@beachcomp.com wrote: sarcasm off There was sarcasm there at all. /sarcasm off From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 9:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: South Florida position. Your sarcasm does not help your post. Plus, I worked a year in Fort Lauderdale. I am politely refraining from openly talking shit about your company. -- Espi On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 3:00 PM, gro...@beachcomp.com wrote: Guys, THANK YOU for your input. It REALLY is constructive. And, if you know someone willing to start with low pay and grow (skipping the sales part as it’s an added bonus anyhow), please let us know. From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 5:05 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: South Florida position. You need to seriously reassess your compensation. Its way out of balance with your expectations. -- Espi On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:42 AM, gro...@beachcomp.com wrote: Folks, I truly hope this is allowed and that I don't upset people by this e-mail. We're looking for some reliable people to start and grow with us. If you know anyone, please forward this to them. Thanks! On-Site Computer Field Technician Tech Support Rep (Hollywood, Aventura, North Miami Beach) Please DO NOT apply for this position if you do not meet all the qualifications listed below. Job Purpose: Candidates will be required to manage and deliver On-Site Over-the-phone services including repairing servers and workstations by utilizing diagnostic and repair techniques, virus/malware removal, data backup, operating system installation, end user software support. Common job tasks also associated with the core job functions are pre post sales and support, help desk and customer support to users by researching and answering questions; resolving problems; providing resources. Candidates will also need to be able to create marketing advertising materials for use by the company. In addition to the duties listed below, candidate will be required to actively market the services offered by the company and accomplish a goal of Two signed maintenance agreements per month. Duties: - Repair workstations while logging repair work orders; responding to requests. - Comply with policies while adhering to requirements; advising management of needed actions. - Update job knowledge by parti ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: OT - ugh!
I've spent the last year working for an ERP consulting company and I've been in a lot of small businesses that have outsourced IT support. I have yet to meet a client who was happy with their outsourced provider. The message here is that there is plenty of room for qualified consultants to get work. My larger clients tend to be overworked, understaffed and that is where the specialists come in -- at big bucks :) It isn't so much that they don't have the skills to do the job, it is that they don't have the time to ramp up, or they know a consultant will get it done quicker - since we specialize and do this 'stuff' all the time. And for the record, although nothing has ever come to fruition, I have mentioned some of you guys to clients, so your community service here is working :) -Jeff Steward On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 8:33 PM, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.comwrote: I know many other independents no different than Webster and I. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! You can look at it in one of two ways: Either you and MBS got very lucky, or you got very smart. The niches you've chosen are specialised enough that you aren't doing daily grunt work (punching down patchpanels, patching workstations, applying antivirus, replacing burnt-out video cards, etc.), but not so specialised that your only place to land is in a Fortune 100 company on its staff doing something that only applies to 3 other companies in the world. The lesson is to place yourself at some sort of sweet spot on the IT foodchain - and then exploit the hell out of it. The difficulty always lies in finding that sweet spot. And being willing to travel... Kurt On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 14:49, Webster webs...@carlwebster.com wrote: I can only speak for me, and it has been feast since I went out on my own Feb 1st last year. So far this year, the feast is even better as there is very little agency work so I get 100% of the billables. :) Yes, I am complaining all the way to the bank. If it gets any better, MBS is going to want a referral fee or commission! Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com From: David Lum david@nwea.org Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 22:31:45 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: OT - ugh! That’s part of my fear of dropping %dayjob% and going 100% on my own biz – feast or famine! With just three clients I have I’m always amazed at how often their feast/famine cycles coincide, and they even have different fiscal year cycles. I mean, in the span of two months I am doing an SBS 2003 – SBS2011 swing for two of them. One of these clients I can go months with nothing other than patching. From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 9:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I find myself busier than a one-arm paper hanger in a wind storm. Don't know why it took me so long to convince MBS that I should go solo! LOL Now that my fellow CTPs know I can spell AD, I am finding myself doing a lot of AD assessments, assisting with AD migrations and putting in 2008 R2 AD infrastructures. I would say I am now 50% AD and 50% Citrix. I no longer do Exchange and refer all that to MBS. I can't believe how much Citrix work I turn down because I just don't have the time. Right now I am tentatively booked thru the end of July and already starting to worry because no one is calling about August or September yet! :) Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com From: James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:53:32 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I ran as a contractor through a managed services company for about six years before taking the plunge myself. Whereas now I find myself counting the amount of extra tax I spent the last six years paying in disgust. It may have been the aforementioned man-in-Alaska mentioning how he could work for 48 hours a day once he'd struck out on his own that possibly contributed to convincing me to do the same. On 6 February 2012 15:47, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did.
Re: OT - ugh!
In 2007 I was doing so much AD and Exchange work, I seriously considered dropping Citrix from my skill set. I probably did 50% AD, 49% Exchange and 1% Citrix. Now it is 50% AD and 50% Citrix and my last production Exchange project was June 2008. My Exchange skills are so rusty, I am embarrassed that from 2004 to 2007 I did around 90 Exchange migrations and installs (which is where MBS and I formed our friendship) and now I do no Exchange. In 2007 and 2008 I did a few small Citrix projects (very small, like 1 server each). In July 2008, I asked to be taken off the road after traveling 27 days a month for 18 months. I literally did nothing from July until late October. That is when I started listening to MBS about writing. I had 3 skills: AD, Exchange and Citrix. I found there was a LOT of blogs and other sites dealing with both AD and Exchange and nothing for learning Citrix. So I decided to start writing about Citrix stuff. I got an Experts Exchange and started answering questions. Most of the questions, I couldn't answer right off hand so I had to lab the answers and then started writing articles on my learning experiences. That is why all my articles are Learning the Basics of ... or How Do I Do ... type articles. I actually did not know how to do a lot of the Citrix stuff I was writing about so I had to read, read, read, study, lab, lab, lab and hooked up with some Citrix employees who could answer some of my questions. Believe it or not, but I had never customized Web Interface, never used CSG, never installed multiple servers, never used a SQL data store, never never never etc etc etc. Now I travel the country working on some of the largest Citrix installs for some of the largest enterprises in the world. Read, study, lab: rinse, lather, repeat You can do the same. Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com http://www.carlwebster.com/ On 2/6/12 4:19 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: You can look at it in one of two ways: Either you and MBS got very lucky, or you got very smart. The niches you've chosen are specialised enough that you aren't doing daily grunt work (punching down patchpanels, patching workstations, applying antivirus, replacing burnt-out video cards, etc.), but not so specialised that your only place to land is in a Fortune 100 company on its staff doing something that only applies to 3 other companies in the world. The lesson is to place yourself at some sort of sweet spot on the IT foodchain - and then exploit the hell out of it. The difficulty always lies in finding that sweet spot. And being willing to travel... Kurt On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 14:49, Webster webs...@carlwebster.com wrote: I can only speak for me, and it has been feast since I went out on my own Feb 1st last year. So far this year, the feast is even better as there is very little agency work so I get 100% of the billables. :) Yes, I am complaining all the way to the bank. If it gets any better, MBS is going to want a referral fee or commission! Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: OT - ugh!
In 1994 I installed Pegasus Mail (Mercury) on a Netware server. It didn't scale to the requirements of the telecommunications company at which I was working. So... In 1995 I migrated to Exchange. Exchange 5.0 had very poor standards compliance. I started complaining and haven't stopped complaining to the Exchange team since. :-) In order to give my complaints substance, I had to learn everything about how the product worked and what the RFCs said. Then I started answering questions on BIX, CompuServe, and Usenet - and then here, starting around 1998/1999. I did my first hosted Exchange deployment in 1999 (for a dot-com company long since defunct). I took a couple of years off in the very early 2000's to build a new business, but then came back and started blogging and answering questions and building ASPs and doing hosted Exchange, hosted IIS, and hosted Windows Server. Before the release of Exchange 2003, it was obvious that Exchange could be a HUGE drain on AD. So I got up to a very advanced level on AD (although I had more than a passing familiarity with it before then, since AD was based on the Exchange LDAP engine). No installation of Exchange stands alone - so you have to know how to measure performance and deploy servers quickly and take service tickets. That leads to Operations Manager and Configuration Manager and Service Manager. Of course, doing all that stuff manually is error prone so you have to automate it - first via VBScript and now with PowerShell. And thus: those define my primary skill sets. :-P Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 9:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! In 2007 I was doing so much AD and Exchange work, I seriously considered dropping Citrix from my skill set. I probably did 50% AD, 49% Exchange and 1% Citrix. Now it is 50% AD and 50% Citrix and my last production Exchange project was June 2008. My Exchange skills are so rusty, I am embarrassed that from 2004 to 2007 I did around 90 Exchange migrations and installs (which is where MBS and I formed our friendship) and now I do no Exchange. In 2007 and 2008 I did a few small Citrix projects (very small, like 1 server each). In July 2008, I asked to be taken off the road after traveling 27 days a month for 18 months. I literally did nothing from July until late October. That is when I started listening to MBS about writing. I had 3 skills: AD, Exchange and Citrix. I found there was a LOT of blogs and other sites dealing with both AD and Exchange and nothing for learning Citrix. So I decided to start writing about Citrix stuff. I got an Experts Exchange and started answering questions. Most of the questions, I couldn't answer right off hand so I had to lab the answers and then started writing articles on my learning experiences. That is why all my articles are Learning the Basics of ... or How Do I Do ... type articles. I actually did not know how to do a lot of the Citrix stuff I was writing about so I had to read, read, read, study, lab, lab, lab and hooked up with some Citrix employees who could answer some of my questions. Believe it or not, but I had never customized Web Interface, never used CSG, never installed multiple servers, never used a SQL data store, never never never etc etc etc. Now I travel the country working on some of the largest Citrix installs for some of the largest enterprises in the world. Read, study, lab: rinse, lather, repeat You can do the same. Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com http://www.carlwebster.com/ On 2/6/12 4:19 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: You can look at it in one of two ways: Either you and MBS got very lucky, or you got very smart. The niches you've chosen are specialised enough that you aren't doing daily grunt work (punching down patchpanels, patching workstations, applying antivirus, replacing burnt-out video cards, etc.), but not so specialised that your only place to land is in a Fortune 100 company on its staff doing something that only applies to 3 other companies in the world. The lesson is to place yourself at some sort of sweet spot on the IT foodchain - and then exploit the hell out of it. The difficulty always lies in finding that sweet spot. And being willing to travel... Kurt On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 14:49, Webster webs...@carlwebster.com wrote: I can only speak for me, and it has been feast since I went out on my own Feb 1st last year. So far this year, the feast is even better as there is very little agency work so I get 100% of the billables. :) Yes, I am complaining all the way to the bank. If it gets any better, MBS is going to want a referral fee or commission! Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com ~
RE: OT - ugh!
Yeah I already figured I'd need 4 more clients of the same size as by biggest one. My biggest client is 3-10 hrs/week during non-server upgrade months. It would take 4 more clients of that size for me to break even with %dayjob%, and I would need at least three of them lined up before I jumped. If I was single it would have been a no-brainer long ago... Dave From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 3:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! I want it now. :) Three clients isn't enough. I have 5 HUGE clients and close to 80 minor (where major/minor is defined in terms of how much support they want from me) clients. Webster is a lot more willing to travel than I am. I prefer to work from my office at home (I've got a 13-y/o son that lives with me), and with video chat that works for most clients. Not all of them, though. So... I plan to travel 8-10 times a year; while Webster spends most of his time on the road. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com]mailto:[mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 5:49 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I can only speak for me, and it has been feast since I went out on my own Feb 1st last year. So far this year, the feast is even better as there is very little agency work so I get 100% of the billables. :) Yes, I am complaining all the way to the bank. If it gets any better, MBS is going to want a referral fee or commission! Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: David Lum david@nwea.orgmailto:david@nwea.org Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 22:31:45 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: OT - ugh! That's part of my fear of dropping %dayjob% and going 100% on my own biz - feast or famine! With just three clients I have I'm always amazed at how often their feast/famine cycles coincide, and they even have different fiscal year cycles. I mean, in the span of two months I am doing an SBS 2003 - SBS2011 swing for two of them. One of these clients I can go months with nothing other than patching. From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 9:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I find myself busier than a one-arm paper hanger in a wind storm. Don't know why it took me so long to convince MBS that I should go solo! LOL Now that my fellow CTPs know I can spell AD, I am finding myself doing a lot of AD assessments, assisting with AD migrations and putting in 2008 R2 AD infrastructures. I would say I am now 50% AD and 50% Citrix. I no longer do Exchange and refer all that to MBS. I can't believe how much Citrix work I turn down because I just don't have the time. Right now I am tentatively booked thru the end of July and already starting to worry because no one is calling about August or September yet! :) Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.commailto:kz2...@googlemail.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:53:32 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I ran as a contractor through a managed services company for about six years before taking the plunge myself. Whereas now I find myself counting the amount of extra tax I spent the last six years paying in disgust. It may have been the aforementioned man-in-Alaska mentioning how he could work for 48 hours a day once he'd struck out on his own that possibly contributed to convincing me to do the same. On 6 February 2012 15:47, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.commailto:mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~
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I hate to sound corny or mystical, but I'll write it anyway: if you believe, the Universe will provide. You just have to be willing to open the damn door when opportunity knocks. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! Yeah I already figured I'd need 4 more clients of the same size as by biggest one. My biggest client is 3-10 hrs/week during non-server upgrade months. It would take 4 more clients of that size for me to break even with %dayjob%, and I would need at least three of them lined up before I jumped. If I was single it would have been a no-brainer long ago... Dave From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com]mailto:[mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 3:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! I want it now. :) Three clients isn't enough. I have 5 HUGE clients and close to 80 minor (where major/minor is defined in terms of how much support they want from me) clients. Webster is a lot more willing to travel than I am. I prefer to work from my office at home (I've got a 13-y/o son that lives with me), and with video chat that works for most clients. Not all of them, though. So... I plan to travel 8-10 times a year; while Webster spends most of his time on the road. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com]mailto:[mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 5:49 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I can only speak for me, and it has been feast since I went out on my own Feb 1st last year. So far this year, the feast is even better as there is very little agency work so I get 100% of the billables. :) Yes, I am complaining all the way to the bank. If it gets any better, MBS is going to want a referral fee or commission! Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: David Lum david@nwea.orgmailto:david@nwea.org Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 22:31:45 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: OT - ugh! That's part of my fear of dropping %dayjob% and going 100% on my own biz - feast or famine! With just three clients I have I'm always amazed at how often their feast/famine cycles coincide, and they even have different fiscal year cycles. I mean, in the span of two months I am doing an SBS 2003 - SBS2011 swing for two of them. One of these clients I can go months with nothing other than patching. From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 9:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I find myself busier than a one-arm paper hanger in a wind storm. Don't know why it took me so long to convince MBS that I should go solo! LOL Now that my fellow CTPs know I can spell AD, I am finding myself doing a lot of AD assessments, assisting with AD migrations and putting in 2008 R2 AD infrastructures. I would say I am now 50% AD and 50% Citrix. I no longer do Exchange and refer all that to MBS. I can't believe how much Citrix work I turn down because I just don't have the time. Right now I am tentatively booked thru the end of July and already starting to worry because no one is calling about August or September yet! :) Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.commailto:kz2...@googlemail.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:53:32 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I ran as a contractor through a managed services company for about six years before taking the plunge myself. Whereas now I find myself counting the amount of extra tax I spent the last six years paying in disgust. It may have been the aforementioned man-in-Alaska mentioning how he could work for 48 hours a day once he'd struck out on his own that possibly contributed to convincing me to do the same. On 6 February 2012 15:47, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.commailto:mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com ~
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Whoa...déjà vu... From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:01 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! I hate to sound corny or mystical, but I'll write it anyway: if you believe, the Universe will provide. You just have to be willing to open the damn door when opportunity knocks. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! Yeah I already figured I'd need 4 more clients of the same size as by biggest one. My biggest client is 3-10 hrs/week during non-server upgrade months. It would take 4 more clients of that size for me to break even with %dayjob%, and I would need at least three of them lined up before I jumped. If I was single it would have been a no-brainer long ago... Dave From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com]mailto:[mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 3:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! I want it now. :) Three clients isn't enough. I have 5 HUGE clients and close to 80 minor (where major/minor is defined in terms of how much support they want from me) clients. Webster is a lot more willing to travel than I am. I prefer to work from my office at home (I've got a 13-y/o son that lives with me), and with video chat that works for most clients. Not all of them, though. So... I plan to travel 8-10 times a year; while Webster spends most of his time on the road. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com]mailto:[mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 5:49 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I can only speak for me, and it has been feast since I went out on my own Feb 1st last year. So far this year, the feast is even better as there is very little agency work so I get 100% of the billables. :) Yes, I am complaining all the way to the bank. If it gets any better, MBS is going to want a referral fee or commission! Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: David Lum david@nwea.orgmailto:david@nwea.org Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 22:31:45 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: OT - ugh! That's part of my fear of dropping %dayjob% and going 100% on my own biz - feast or famine! With just three clients I have I'm always amazed at how often their feast/famine cycles coincide, and they even have different fiscal year cycles. I mean, in the span of two months I am doing an SBS 2003 - SBS2011 swing for two of them. One of these clients I can go months with nothing other than patching. From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 9:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I find myself busier than a one-arm paper hanger in a wind storm. Don't know why it took me so long to convince MBS that I should go solo! LOL Now that my fellow CTPs know I can spell AD, I am finding myself doing a lot of AD assessments, assisting with AD migrations and putting in 2008 R2 AD infrastructures. I would say I am now 50% AD and 50% Citrix. I no longer do Exchange and refer all that to MBS. I can't believe how much Citrix work I turn down because I just don't have the time. Right now I am tentatively booked thru the end of July and already starting to worry because no one is calling about August or September yet! :) Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.commailto:kz2...@googlemail.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:53:32 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I ran as a contractor through a managed services company for about six years before taking the plunge myself. Whereas now I find myself counting the amount of extra tax I spent the last six years paying in disgust. It may have been the aforementioned man-in-Alaska mentioning how he could work for 48 hours a day once he'd struck out on his own that possibly contributed to convincing me to do the same. On 6 February 2012 15:47, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.commailto:mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing
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Didn't mean to imply that you're entirely unique between the two of you, just that you occupy a niche - it's probably a fairly large niche, I would guess. Probably that niche is going to grow, too, but it won't consist of folks who don't have some specialised skills, or whose skills are too specialised. Kurt On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 17:33, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I know many other independents no different than Webster and I. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! You can look at it in one of two ways: Either you and MBS got very lucky, or you got very smart. The niches you've chosen are specialised enough that you aren't doing daily grunt work (punching down patchpanels, patching workstations, applying antivirus, replacing burnt-out video cards, etc.), but not so specialised that your only place to land is in a Fortune 100 company on its staff doing something that only applies to 3 other companies in the world. The lesson is to place yourself at some sort of sweet spot on the IT foodchain - and then exploit the hell out of it. The difficulty always lies in finding that sweet spot. And being willing to travel... Kurt On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 14:49, Webster webs...@carlwebster.com wrote: I can only speak for me, and it has been feast since I went out on my own Feb 1st last year. So far this year, the feast is even better as there is very little agency work so I get 100% of the billables. :) Yes, I am complaining all the way to the bank. If it gets any better, MBS is going to want a referral fee or commission! Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com From: David Lum david@nwea.org Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 22:31:45 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: OT - ugh! That’s part of my fear of dropping %dayjob% and going 100% on my own biz – feast or famine! With just three clients I have I’m always amazed at how often their feast/famine cycles coincide, and they even have different fiscal year cycles. I mean, in the span of two months I am doing an SBS 2003 – SBS2011 swing for two of them. One of these clients I can go months with nothing other than patching. From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 9:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I find myself busier than a one-arm paper hanger in a wind storm. Don't know why it took me so long to convince MBS that I should go solo! LOL Now that my fellow CTPs know I can spell AD, I am finding myself doing a lot of AD assessments, assisting with AD migrations and putting in 2008 R2 AD infrastructures. I would say I am now 50% AD and 50% Citrix. I no longer do Exchange and refer all that to MBS. I can't believe how much Citrix work I turn down because I just don't have the time. Right now I am tentatively booked thru the end of July and already starting to worry because no one is calling about August or September yet! :) Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com From: James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:53:32 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I ran as a contractor through a managed services company for about six years before taking the plunge myself. Whereas now I find myself counting the amount of extra tax I spent the last six years paying in disgust. It may have been the aforementioned man-in-Alaska mentioning how he could work for 48 hours a day once he'd struck out on his own that possibly contributed to convincing me to do the same. On 6 February 2012 15:47, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here:
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Virtualization (of any flavor) and storage are two other areas where expert skills are highly sought after. - Sean On Feb 6, 2012, at 7:21 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Didn't mean to imply that you're entirely unique between the two of you, just that you occupy a niche - it's probably a fairly large niche, I would guess. Probably that niche is going to grow, too, but it won't consist of folks who don't have some specialised skills, or whose skills are too specialised. Kurt On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 17:33, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I know many other independents no different than Webster and I. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! You can look at it in one of two ways: Either you and MBS got very lucky, or you got very smart. The niches you've chosen are specialised enough that you aren't doing daily grunt work (punching down patchpanels, patching workstations, applying antivirus, replacing burnt-out video cards, etc.), but not so specialised that your only place to land is in a Fortune 100 company on its staff doing something that only applies to 3 other companies in the world. The lesson is to place yourself at some sort of sweet spot on the IT foodchain - and then exploit the hell out of it. The difficulty always lies in finding that sweet spot. And being willing to travel... Kurt On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 14:49, Webster webs...@carlwebster.com wrote: I can only speak for me, and it has been feast since I went out on my own Feb 1st last year. So far this year, the feast is even better as there is very little agency work so I get 100% of the billables. :) Yes, I am complaining all the way to the bank. If it gets any better, MBS is going to want a referral fee or commission! Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com From: David Lum david@nwea.org Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 22:31:45 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: OT - ugh! That’s part of my fear of dropping %dayjob% and going 100% on my own biz – feast or famine! With just three clients I have I’m always amazed at how often their feast/famine cycles coincide, and they even have different fiscal year cycles. I mean, in the span of two months I am doing an SBS 2003 – SBS2011 swing for two of them. One of these clients I can go months with nothing other than patching. From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 9:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I find myself busier than a one-arm paper hanger in a wind storm. Don't know why it took me so long to convince MBS that I should go solo! LOL Now that my fellow CTPs know I can spell AD, I am finding myself doing a lot of AD assessments, assisting with AD migrations and putting in 2008 R2 AD infrastructures. I would say I am now 50% AD and 50% Citrix. I no longer do Exchange and refer all that to MBS. I can't believe how much Citrix work I turn down because I just don't have the time. Right now I am tentatively booked thru the end of July and already starting to worry because no one is calling about August or September yet! :) Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com From: James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:53:32 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I ran as a contractor through a managed services company for about six years before taking the plunge myself. Whereas now I find myself counting the amount of extra tax I spent the last six years paying in disgust. It may have been the aforementioned man-in-Alaska mentioning how he could work for 48 hours a day once he'd struck out on his own that possibly contributed to convincing me to do the same. On 6 February 2012 15:47, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to
RE: OT - ugh!
I got on 90 planes last year and flew ~120K miles, almost all domestically. Some years I'm in and out of Asia and Europe every month or two. I haven't ventured to do support though and don't really have any desire to thus far - just project work and advisory stuff. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com w - 312.625.1438 | c - 312.731.3132 From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 4:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - ugh! I want it now. :) Three clients isn't enough. I have 5 HUGE clients and close to 80 minor (where major/minor is defined in terms of how much support they want from me) clients. Webster is a lot more willing to travel than I am. I prefer to work from my office at home (I've got a 13-y/o son that lives with me), and with video chat that works for most clients. Not all of them, though. So... I plan to travel 8-10 times a year; while Webster spends most of his time on the road. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 5:49 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I can only speak for me, and it has been feast since I went out on my own Feb 1st last year. So far this year, the feast is even better as there is very little agency work so I get 100% of the billables. :) Yes, I am complaining all the way to the bank. If it gets any better, MBS is going to want a referral fee or commission! Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: David Lum david@nwea.orgmailto:david@nwea.org Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 22:31:45 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: OT - ugh! That's part of my fear of dropping %dayjob% and going 100% on my own biz - feast or famine! With just three clients I have I'm always amazed at how often their feast/famine cycles coincide, and they even have different fiscal year cycles. I mean, in the span of two months I am doing an SBS 2003 - SBS2011 swing for two of them. One of these clients I can go months with nothing other than patching. From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 9:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I find myself busier than a one-arm paper hanger in a wind storm. Don't know why it took me so long to convince MBS that I should go solo! LOL Now that my fellow CTPs know I can spell AD, I am finding myself doing a lot of AD assessments, assisting with AD migrations and putting in 2008 R2 AD infrastructures. I would say I am now 50% AD and 50% Citrix. I no longer do Exchange and refer all that to MBS. I can't believe how much Citrix work I turn down because I just don't have the time. Right now I am tentatively booked thru the end of July and already starting to worry because no one is calling about August or September yet! :) Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.commailto:kz2...@googlemail.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:53:32 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I ran as a contractor through a managed services company for about six years before taking the plunge myself. Whereas now I find myself counting the amount of extra tax I spent the last six years paying in disgust. It may have been the aforementioned man-in-Alaska mentioning how he could work for 48 hours a day once he'd struck out on his own that possibly contributed to convincing me to do the same. On 6 February 2012 15:47, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.commailto:mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ---
RE: OT - ugh!
Michael is a good example of folks that are successful without traveling a ton. I know a few others, but, at least for me, part of the job is getting on the plane all the time. I generally do every other week with some fill-ins and some months with limited travel. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com w – 312.625.1438 | c – 312.731.3132 -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 6:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! You can look at it in one of two ways: Either you and MBS got very lucky, or you got very smart. The niches you've chosen are specialised enough that you aren't doing daily grunt work (punching down patchpanels, patching workstations, applying antivirus, replacing burnt-out video cards, etc.), but not so specialised that your only place to land is in a Fortune 100 company on its staff doing something that only applies to 3 other companies in the world. The lesson is to place yourself at some sort of sweet spot on the IT foodchain - and then exploit the hell out of it. The difficulty always lies in finding that sweet spot. And being willing to travel... Kurt On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 14:49, Webster webs...@carlwebster.com wrote: I can only speak for me, and it has been feast since I went out on my own Feb 1st last year. So far this year, the feast is even better as there is very little agency work so I get 100% of the billables. :) Yes, I am complaining all the way to the bank. If it gets any better, MBS is going to want a referral fee or commission! Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com From: David Lum david@nwea.org Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 22:31:45 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: OT - ugh! That’s part of my fear of dropping %dayjob% and going 100% on my own biz – feast or famine! With just three clients I have I’m always amazed at how often their feast/famine cycles coincide, and they even have different fiscal year cycles. I mean, in the span of two months I am doing an SBS 2003 – SBS2011 swing for two of them. One of these clients I can go months with nothing other than patching. From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 9:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I find myself busier than a one-arm paper hanger in a wind storm. Don't know why it took me so long to convince MBS that I should go solo! LOL Now that my fellow CTPs know I can spell AD, I am finding myself doing a lot of AD assessments, assisting with AD migrations and putting in 2008 R2 AD infrastructures. I would say I am now 50% AD and 50% Citrix. I no longer do Exchange and refer all that to MBS. I can't believe how much Citrix work I turn down because I just don't have the time. Right now I am tentatively booked thru the end of July and already starting to worry because no one is calling about August or September yet! :) Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com From: James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:53:32 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I ran as a contractor through a managed services company for about six years before taking the plunge myself. Whereas now I find myself counting the amount of extra tax I spent the last six years paying in disgust. It may have been the aforementioned man-in-Alaska mentioning how he could work for 48 hours a day once he'd struck out on his own that possibly contributed to convincing me to do the same. On 6 February 2012 15:47, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint
RE: OT - ugh!
Outsourcing != Consulting, though. I equate outsourcing to ops. I don't go anywhere near that end of things as a consultant. I can't speak for others in this thread, though. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com w - 312.625.1438 | c - 312.731.3132 From: Jeff Steward [mailto:jstew...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 7:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I've spent the last year working for an ERP consulting company and I've been in a lot of small businesses that have outsourced IT support. I have yet to meet a client who was happy with their outsourced provider. The message here is that there is plenty of room for qualified consultants to get work. My larger clients tend to be overworked, understaffed and that is where the specialists come in -- at big bucks :) It isn't so much that they don't have the skills to do the job, it is that they don't have the time to ramp up, or they know a consultant will get it done quicker - since we specialize and do this 'stuff' all the time. And for the record, although nothing has ever come to fruition, I have mentioned some of you guys to clients, so your community service here is working :) -Jeff Steward On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 8:33 PM, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.commailto:mich...@smithcons.com wrote: I know many other independents no different than Webster and I. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.commailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! You can look at it in one of two ways: Either you and MBS got very lucky, or you got very smart. The niches you've chosen are specialised enough that you aren't doing daily grunt work (punching down patchpanels, patching workstations, applying antivirus, replacing burnt-out video cards, etc.), but not so specialised that your only place to land is in a Fortune 100 company on its staff doing something that only applies to 3 other companies in the world. The lesson is to place yourself at some sort of sweet spot on the IT foodchain - and then exploit the hell out of it. The difficulty always lies in finding that sweet spot. And being willing to travel... Kurt On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 14:49, Webster webs...@carlwebster.commailto:webs...@carlwebster.com wrote: I can only speak for me, and it has been feast since I went out on my own Feb 1st last year. So far this year, the feast is even better as there is very little agency work so I get 100% of the billables. :) Yes, I am complaining all the way to the bank. If it gets any better, MBS is going to want a referral fee or commission! Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com From: David Lum david@nwea.orgmailto:david@nwea.org Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 22:31:45 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: OT - ugh! That's part of my fear of dropping %dayjob% and going 100% on my own biz - feast or famine! With just three clients I have I'm always amazed at how often their feast/famine cycles coincide, and they even have different fiscal year cycles. I mean, in the span of two months I am doing an SBS 2003 - SBS2011 swing for two of them. One of these clients I can go months with nothing other than patching. From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.commailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 9:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I find myself busier than a one-arm paper hanger in a wind storm. Don't know why it took me so long to convince MBS that I should go solo! LOL Now that my fellow CTPs know I can spell AD, I am finding myself doing a lot of AD assessments, assisting with AD migrations and putting in 2008 R2 AD infrastructures. I would say I am now 50% AD and 50% Citrix. I no longer do Exchange and refer all that to MBS. I can't believe how much Citrix work I turn down because I just don't have the time. Right now I am tentatively booked thru the end of July and already starting to worry because no one is calling about August or September yet! :) Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com From: James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.commailto:kz2...@googlemail.com Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:53:32 + To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.commailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: Re: OT - ugh! I ran as a contractor through a managed services company for about six years before taking the plunge myself. Whereas
Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks
Usb3 is faster Sent from my iPhone On Feb 6, 2012, at 6:33 PM, Jon Harris jk.har...@gmail.com wrote: Why did you not go with an eSATA enclosure? If I may ask. Jon On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 3:47 AM, Ken Schaefer k...@adopenstatic.com wrote: Just a generic one (Asrock I think) I picked up at a local computer shop. I have several – haven’t really noticed much difference between them performance wise. Cheers Ken From: Richard Stovall [mailto:rich...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, 5 February 2012 3:50 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks 128 GB SD. I didn't even know that those exist... A little checking shows that they're actually not crazy expensive, if you actually have a use case that demands one. http://www.amazon.com/Lexar-Media-Flash-Memory-LSD128CRBNA133/dp/B004SAMZW4 If you don't mind me asking, what USB3 enclosure are you using for the 512 GB SSD? On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Ken Schaefer k...@adopenstatic.com wrote: For running VMs I went the opposite route – Sony Z (previously a Z1, now a Z2). 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD (internal), 1920x1080 screen, Core i7, 13”, weighs about 1.2kg. Unbelievable piece of kit. I added an extra 512GB SSD (connected via USB3), so I have plenty of storage for VMs now. 128GB SD card holds installation ISOs Cheers Ken From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Friday, 3 February 2012 11:47 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks This doesn't apply to your situation, but I just bought a monster ASUS laptop to take with me on the road. I am on the road the next 2 months and possibly until July. I needed something so I could continue my writing while traveling. Core i7 quad-core w/HT, 17.3 screen, 16GB RAM and 2 500GB HDs – will run 5 VMs very well. It may run more but I only have 5 right now. This is my last day at current customer before I hit the road for 2 months and maybe 6 months. The guys here are really liking the laptop. I am sure my chiropractor will too as the monster weighs 10 lbs! Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com From: Tom Miller tmil...@hnncsb.org Reply-To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 08:50:44 -0500 To: NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: ASUS laptops/notepbooks Anyone using these in the enterprise? We currently use Dell or Lenovo laptops. Some of the ASUS models look very light, which would be good for our nomadic staff. Just wondering on long term durability, ability to image. Comments appreciated. Tom ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: IOPS's calculations
Those perf counters can be a bit misleading when you're looking at a SAN on the backend, though. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com w - 312.625.1438 | c - 312.731.3132 From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 3:32 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: IOPS's calculations Disk Reads per second Disk Writes per second Average Disk Queue Length I'd track both logical disk and physical disk. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Reimer, Mark [mailto:mark.rei...@prairie.edu]mailto:[mailto:mark.rei...@prairie.edu] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 3:56 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: IOPS's calculations Hi folks, Thanks for all your help in the past. Looking at setting up a SAN. From my research, I think one thing to be aware of is current IOPS (disk). There are a number of sites that will help you determine IOPS based on what hard drives (and RAID configuration). My question is: Many of my current servers are light use. The IOPS that these servers are capable of is much greater than what is actually being used. So, in order to more properly size the SAN, is there a way to determine working IOPS? That is, what is actually being used? I assume Perfmon would help, and will need to log over a period of time (I think a week would be about right, to catch most scenarios). But what counters, and how to analyze those counters? Servers are Windows 2003. Thanks. Mark Reimer, A+, MCSA Servers Networking Admin Prairie Bible Institute Box 4000 Three Hills, AB T0M-2N0 Canada Tel: 403-443-5511, Ext. 3476 Fax: 403-443-5540 Email: mark.rei...@prairie.edumailto:mark.rei...@prairie.edu www.prairie.eduhttp://www.prairie.edu/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.commailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
RE: IOPS's calculations
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OK and now that I read Mark's reply to me, never mind.
Thanks,
Brian Desmond
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From: Brian Desmond
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:33 PM
To: 'NT System Admin Issues'
Subject: RE: IOPS's calculations
Those perf counters can be a bit misleading when you're looking at a SAN on=
the backend, though.
Thanks,
Brian Desmond
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From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com]mailto:[mailto:michae=
l...@smithcons.com]
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 3:32 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: IOPS's calculations
Disk Reads per second
Disk Writes per second
Average Disk Queue Length
I'd track both logical disk and physical disk.
Regards,
Michael B. Smith
Consultant and Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com
From: Reimer, Mark [mailto:mark.rei...@prairie.edu]mailto:[mailto:mark.rei=
m...@prairie.edu]
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 3:56 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: IOPS's calculations
Hi folks,
Thanks for all your help in the past.
Looking at setting up a SAN. From my research, I think one thing to be awar=
e of is current IOPS (disk). There are a number of sites that will help you=
determine IOPS based on what hard drives (and RAID configuration). My ques=
tion is: Many of my current servers are light use. The IOPS that these serv=
ers are capable of is much greater than what is actually being used.
So, in order to more properly size the SAN, is there a way to determine wor=
king IOPS? That is, what is actually being used? I assume Perfmon would hel=
p, and will need to log over a period of time (I think a week would be abou=
t right, to catch most scenarios). But what counters, and how to analyze th=
ose counters?
Servers are Windows 2003.
Thanks.
Mark Reimer, A+, MCSA
Servers Networking Admin
Prairie Bible Institute
Box 4000
Three Hills, AB T0M-2N0
Canada
Tel: 403-443-5511, Ext. 3476
Fax: 403-443-5540
Email: mark.rei...@prairie.edumailto:mark.rei...@prairie.edu
www.prairie.eduhttp://www.prairie.edu/
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Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks
But less common from what I saw. That is why I asked. Speed does not in it self mean that was the reason for all things. Jon On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 12:31 AM, cynicalg...@gmail.com wrote: Usb3 is faster Sent from my iPhone On Feb 6, 2012, at 6:33 PM, Jon Harris jk.har...@gmail.com wrote: Why did you not go with an eSATA enclosure? If I may ask. Jon On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 3:47 AM, Ken Schaefer k...@adopenstatic.com wrote: Just a generic one (Asrock I think) I picked up at a local computer shop. I have several – haven’t really noticed much difference between them performance wise. ** ** Cheers Ken ** ** *From:* Richard Stovall [mailto:rich...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Sunday, 5 February 2012 3:50 PM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks ** ** 128 GB SD. I didn't even know that those exist... A little checking shows that they're actually not crazy expensive, if you actually have a use case that demands one. http://www.amazon.com/Lexar-Media-Flash-Memory-LSD128CRBNA133/dp/B004SAMZW4 ** ** If you don't mind me asking, what USB3 enclosure are you using for the 512 GB SSD? ** ** On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Ken Schaefer k...@adopenstatic.com wrote: For running VMs I went the opposite route – Sony Z (previously a Z1, now a Z2). 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD (internal), 1920x1080 screen, Core i7, 13”, weighs about 1.2kg. Unbelievable piece of kit. I added an extra 512GB SSD (connected via USB3), so I have plenty of storage for VMs now. 128GB SD card holds installation ISOs Cheers Ken *From:* Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] *Sent:* Friday, 3 February 2012 11:47 PM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: ASUS laptops/notepbooks This doesn't apply to your situation, but I just bought a monster ASUS laptop to take with me on the road. I am on the road the next 2 months and possibly until July. I needed something so I could continue my writing while traveling. Core i7 quad-core w/HT, 17.3 screen, 16GB RAM and 2 500GB HDs – will run 5 VMs very well. It may run more but I only have 5 right now. This is my last day at current customer before I hit the road for 2 months and maybe 6 months. The guys here are really liking the laptop. I am sure my chiropractor will too as the monster weighs 10 lbs! Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com http://www.carlwebster.com/ *From: *Tom Miller tmil...@hnncsb.org *Reply-To: *NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com *Date: *Fri, 3 Feb 2012 08:50:44 -0500 *To: *NT Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com *Subject: *ASUS laptops/notepbooks Anyone using these in the enterprise? We currently use Dell or Lenovo laptops. Some of the ASUS models look very light, which would be good for our nomadic staff. Just wondering on long term durability, ability to image. Comments appreciated. Tom ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ** ** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email
Re: IOPS's calculations
Mark, Are you sure that's the data you're after? The difficult data to obtain is typically what the system is capable of and not what they're actually doing. DAS storage typically presents an IO ceiling the applications simply cannot exceed. The actual capabilities of disks can be argued, but I've always done well by using the following statistics for IO capabilities by drive: 7.2k RPM = 75-100 IOPS, 10K RPM = 100-150 IOPS, 15K RPM = 150-200 IOPS. This doesn't take into account the other pros/cons between drive types (Fiber Channel, ATA, SAS, etc.) but works for simple math. Michael gave you some good perfmon counters to monitor. The two I would add is Avg Disk Sec/Read and Avg Disk Sec/Write. This, along with avg queue length, will help you identify what kind of bottleneck your systems may be encountering. Typical thresholds for read/write latencies are avg below 10/20ms and spikes below 50/60ms. Some applications may be more or less sensitive to certain latency but those are decent numbers to work with. Avg queue length is tough to gauge because there seems to be two camps on the subject. There are those that strive for avg queue lengths below 1 and others that feel and avg queue length of N or below (where N = the number of disks serving IO) is a good place to be. As far as total IO, you simply add the avg disk reads/writes per second or max disk reads/writes per second. That depends on if you're spec'ing your SAN to support your sustained IO or your peak IO. Whatever data you're able to collect in terms of IO, I would multiply that by a certain factor if you're looking to increase performance. This practice will help you account for applications that may have been IO constrained by DAS that could end up on high-end storage and consume all of the IO you're able to provide. Now, to use the data to help spec your SAN solution, we would need to know what solutions you're currently entertaining. There are a number of different solutions that all leverage very unique technologies that have changed the game from previous raw storage solutions. Just to share my recent experience, I have migrated approximately 30 servers from an EMC CX700 array to two Compellent Arrays over the last few weeks. We didn't have very in-depth tools to gauge IO requirements but we did our best with the tools at our disposal. One SQL server we migrated had DBs residing on a LUN served by a 7 Disk RAID 5 RAID Group backed by 146GB/10K Fiber Channel disks. This RAID group also served LUNs for 4-5 other SQL servers so disk contention was evident. This SQL server, over a 12 week period, was identified as never exceeding 300 IOPS. After migrating this server to one of our Compellent Arrays backed by 12 SSDs, 36 15K SAS and 24 7.2K NL SAS drives, we saw peak IOPS exceed 5500. This certainly wasn't a common experience during our migrations but we had a few servers that really started to open up after migration. - Sean On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 1:56 PM, Reimer, Mark mark.rei...@prairie.eduwrote: The question is: I want to know what my different servers (no san, each with their own direct attached disks storage) is using (not what they are capable of, but what they are actually using/doing). ** ** Sorry if I was unclear to begin with. Mark ** ** *From:* Brian Desmond [mailto:br...@briandesmond.com] *Sent:* Monday, February 06, 2012 2:55 PM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* RE: IOPS's calculations ** ** *Your SAN should be able to produce these numbers. *** * * *Thanks,* *Brian Desmond* *br...@briandesmond.com* * * *w – 312.625.1438 | c – 312.731.3132* * * *From:* Reimer, Mark [mailto:mark.rei...@prairie.edu] *Sent:* Monday, February 06, 2012 2:56 PM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* IOPS's calculations ** ** Hi folks, ** ** Thanks for all your help in the past. ** ** Looking at setting up a SAN. From my research, I think one thing to be aware of is current IOPS (disk). There are a number of sites that will help you determine IOPS based on what hard drives (and RAID configuration). My question is: Many of my current servers are light use. The IOPS that these servers are capable of is much greater than what is actually being used.** ** ** ** So, in order to more properly size the SAN, is there a way to determine working IOPS? That is, what is actually being used? I assume Perfmon would help, and will need to log over a period of time (I think a week would be about right, to catch most scenarios). But what counters, and how to analyze those counters? ** ** Servers are Windows 2003. ** ** Thanks. ** ** ** ** Mark Reimer, A+, MCSA Servers Networking Admin Prairie Bible Institute Box 4000 Three Hills, AB T0M-2N0 Canada Tel: 403-443-5511, Ext. 3476 Fax: 403-443-5540 Email: mark.rei...@prairie.edu www.prairie.edu ** ** ** ** ~ Finally, powerful
